{"id":1158935,"date":"2026-02-08T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/national\/cns-admiral-naveed-ashraf-undertakes-official-visit-to-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:40:09","slug":"cns-admiral-naveed-ashraf-undertakes-official-visit-to-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/cns-admiral-naveed-ashraf-undertakes-official-visit-to-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"CNS Admiral Naveed Ashraf undertakes official visit to Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISLAMABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Reflecting Pakistan Navy\u2019s commitment to cooperative maritime security and naval diplomacy, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf undertook an official visit to Malaysia and called on the leadership of the Royal Malaysian Navy.<br \/>\nThe visit commenced at Royal Malaysian Navy Headquarters, where Admiral Naveed Ashraf was received by the Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy, Admiral Tan Sri (Dr.) Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, and was accorded a Guard of Honour, said a news release issued by Directorate General Public Relations (Pak Navy).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1158938\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-300x182.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-1024x621.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-768x466.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-692x420.jpeg 692w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-150x91.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785-696x422.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-2-e1770547677785.jpeg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><br \/>\nThe engagement focused on aligning strategic outlooks in an increasingly complex maritime environment. Both chiefs reviewed avenues for enhanced operational collaboration, capacity building and coordinated responses to emerging maritime security challenges.<br \/>\nAdmiral Naveed Ashraf underscored Pakistan Navy\u2019s active role in sustaining regional stability through continuous Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP) and its consistent participation in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), reinforcing Pakistan\u2019s standing as a responsible maritime stakeholder, it further said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1158939\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-300x149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-300x149.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-1024x510.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-1536x765.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-843x420.jpeg 843w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-150x75.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-696x347.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251-1068x532.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-08-at-3.04.43-PM-e1770547713251.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><br \/>\nThe CNS also visited Malaysia\u2019s National Hydrographic Centre (NHC), where he was briefed on its technical capabilities and contributions to maritime safety.<br \/>\nEmphasizing hydrography as a foundation of effective naval operations, Admiral Naveed Ashraf called for deeper institutional linkages between Malaysia\u2019s NHC and Pakistan\u2019s National Hydrographic Office (NHO), particularly in specialized training, data exchange, and professional collaboration.<br \/>\nRooted in a legacy of shared values and enduring friendship, Pakistan-Malaysia naval relations continue to evolve in step with contemporary maritime realities.<br \/>\nThe CNS visit marks another step toward a more integrated, cooperative and future-oriented partnership between the two navies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNS Admiral Naveed Ashraf undertakes official visit to Malaysia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1158937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[7771,7772,7773],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1158935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-along-with-chief-of-the-naval-staff-admiral-naveed-ashraf","tag-cmf","tag-royal-malaysian-navy","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1158935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1158937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1158935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1158935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1158935"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1158935"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1158935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}