The Chinese built Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) ‘Taimur’ arrived at the port of Colombo on an official visit today morning.
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
The 134m-long ship is commanded by Captain M Yasir Tahir and it is manned by 169 as the ship’s complement.
In the meantime, the Commanding Officer of PNS Taimur is scheduled to call on Commander Western Naval Area at the Western Naval Command Headquarters today.
The ship is expected to remain in the island until 15th August and the crew of the ship will take part in several programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy to promote cooperation and goodwill between two navies.
Further, PNS Taimur is expected to conduct a naval exercise with the Sri Lanka Navy in western seas on its departure on August 15.
Meanwhile, PNS Tughril, an identical warship belongs to the Pakistan Navy, arrived in Sri Lanka on an official visit on 13th December 2021 and conducted a successful naval exercise with SLNS Sindurala off the western coast on 16th December.
PNS Taimur has been built at China's Dong port in Shanghai.
This ship of the Pakistan Navy reached Sri Lanka after the Bangladesh Government denied it permission to dock at Chattogram Port.
Meanwhile, The Chinese Research vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ is 600 nautical miles away from the Hambantota Port after the Sri Lankan Government asked China to defer the planned visit after Diplomatic pressure from India.
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