SAUDI ARABIA ENDS NAVAL EXERCISE WITH PAKISTAN

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has concluded a naval exercise with
Pakistan.

Saudi officials said the two Islamic allies ended their Naseem Al Behr
maneuvers on March 2 with a live fire exercise in the Arabian Sea. The
annual exercise included the firing of missiles from naval frigates and
fighter-jets.

A Pakistani naval statement said the missiles fired during the exercise hit
their targets. The statement said unspecified Saudi naval vessels and all
units from the Pakistani Navy participated.

Officials said the naval exercise included the Saudi naval vessel
Jalalat-Al-Malek as well as mine-sweepers and patrol boats from the Western
fleet. They said Saudi ships were also deployed in the Red Sea for the
exercise.

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