GWADAR: C
hief of Nav
al Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah on Tuesday said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be a game changer and would generate economic dividends for the entire region, adding
that a strong navy was crucial for the security of the economic corridor.
Zakaullah was addressing an International Maritime Conference on CPEC to commission the Task Force-88 (TF-88). Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was to attend the conference but his flight from Lahore was delayed due to dense fog.
Elaborating on TF-88, the naval chief said
that the task force had been established after the port had become functional and would protect the port from formal and informal threats. “Speedboats, planes for aerial supervision and drones are a part of this special force,” he added.
C
hief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa, C
hief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen
Zubair Hayat and Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri attended the conference
.
