US navy ship arrives in Pakistan for exercises

Islamabad, March 7, IRNA

An American navy ship has arrived in Pakistan to take part in the ongoing military exercises in Karachi, the US embassy in Islamabad said.

USS William P Lawrence (DDG 110), a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has arrived in the waters off the port of Karachi to participate in AMAN-13, a multinational exercise being hosted by the Pakistan Navy that will continue till March 8. 

The exercises licked off on Monday.

USS Willliam P Lawrence is a state-of-the-art naval vessel, one of the most advanced in the US fleet, capable of ensuring the free passage of the seas for all nations, a US embassy statement said. 

The United States is one of the 13 countries with ships actively participating in AMAN-13, whose objective is to promote peace and stability in the region and enhance interoperability among the partner naval forces. 

Twenty other nations are also sending observers to the exercise.

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