Karachi, Pakistan Navy’s major maritime exercise SEASPARK-2026 concluding session was held at Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The exercise focused on validating operational plans and assessing Pakistan Navy’s combat readiness to meet full spectrum of maritime security challenges amid evolving geostrategic dynamics and the changing character of warfare.

Chief of the Naval Staff appreciated the efforts of all participants of the exercise and emphasised that challenges at hand necessitate a constant review of operational plans through extensive deliberation and war gaming. While addressing the closing session, Naval Chief highlighted that lessons learnt during the exercise will help in realigning conceptual thought in sync with strategic and operational realities. The Admiral commended the tri-services synergy to respond and dominate across both physical battlespace and information domain.

The conduct of Exercise SEASPARK-2026 focused on integration of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), while integrating Operations in the Information Environment (OIEs) and cognitive domain as key components to gain advantage in coordination with kinetic operations at sea.

The concluding session of the exercise was attended by officers of Tri-Services, PMSA and civil organizations.