The exercise brings together Navy ships, submarines, aircraft, unmanned systems, Marines and Special Forces, along with elements of the Pakistan Army and Air Force.

The award was presented by Admiral Ercüment Tatlioglu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will tour the Pakistan Navy Dockyard.

The statement from the Navy comes in the wake of the Telegraph report.

On December 4, PMSA rescued 12 Indian crew members from MSV Pirani Pir in a similar mission.