Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf Meets Bangladesh’s Lt Gen S.M. Kamrul Hassan to Bolster Maritime Ties

Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan, held a productive meeting with Lieutenant General S.M. Kamrul Hassan, Principal Staff Officer of Bangladesh’s Armed Forces Division, to discuss shared maritime challenges and avenues for deepened bilateral defence cooperation.

The engagement, part of Lt Gen Hassan’s ongoing official visit to Pakistan, took place at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad. Both leaders exchanged insights on the evolving regional security landscape, including counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance, and collaborative naval exercises to address non-traditional threats like piracy and disaster response.

Admiral Ashraf commended Bangladesh’s proactive role in Indian Ocean security, while Lt Gen Hassan appreciated Pakistan Navy’s contributions to regional stability through initiatives like AMAN multinational exercises. The discussions underscored the strong fraternal bonds between the two armed forces, forged through shared history and mutual interests.

This meeting builds on recent high-level exchanges, including Admiral Ashraf’s November visit to Dhaka where he met Bangladesh’s Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Navy Chief Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan, and Lt Gen Hassan’s January delegation to Pakistan that advanced joint training protocols.

Both sides reaffirmed commitment to enhanced military-to-military ties, including potential joint ventures in maritime domain awareness and capacity building. The visit is expected to culminate in a memorandum of understanding on naval collaboration, further strengthening defence relations between the two brotherly nations.

Pakistan and Bangladesh continue to prioritize peace and prosperity in South Asia through dialogue and cooperation.