- A Pakistani senior military official has commended the efforts of the Yemeni marines and coastguard forces in combating piracy in the region.

During his meeting with Aden governor Adnan al-Jeffri, the commander of the Pakistani marine formation Brigadier Mukhtar Khan visiting Yemen currently said that there are many opportunities to reinforce cooperation between marine forces and coastguard forces in the two countries, particularly in training and expertise exchange.

 Khan said that the existence of the Pakistani marine units in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean is a part of the international coalition there to combat piracy in the region.

 During the meeting attending by Pakistani ambassador to Yemen Syed Khawaja, Aden governor Adnan al-Jeffri said that the visit aims to enhance the security and military cooperation between Yemen and Pakistan.Al-Jeffri called on the Pakistani private sector to invest in Aden governorate.In return, Khawaja affirmed the Pakistani government's keenness to prompt the Pakistani companies to invest in Aden that would widen the commercial cooperation between Yemen and Pakistan.He voiced his country's desire to strengthen cooperation in educational area, saying that the Pakistani University is to be inaugurated in Sana'a in April. Worth to mention is that the Pakistani formation arrived in Aden on Tuesday and consists of a hydrographic survey and Research vessel "Behr Paima", Frigates "Tariq" and the submarine "Hashmat"