Pakistan Navy ships to visit Jubail

The two Pakistani navy ships PNS Muhafiz and PNS Muncip will visit the port of Jubail from Saturday through Tuesday on a goodwill-cum-training visit.
The ships will be opened for the Pakistani community on Monday. Pakistani community members who intend to visit the ship may contact the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh, to forward their names and mobiles numbers on the following contact numbers 01-4884111 Ext: 2205, 01-4887792 and can also send their details on the fax number 01-4887953 on May 23, for registration and subsequent permission.
PNS Munsif is the lead ship of the Munsif class of Mine Hunters for the Pakistan navy. The vessel was formerly Sagittaire (M650), an Eridan-class Mine Hunter of the French navy, which was renamed Munsif soon after it was commissioned into the Paksitani navy in 1995. As of 2005, Munsif and two sister ships, commissioned in 1996 and 1997, have remained in active service.
PNS Muhafiz, also known as the Guardian to the Sea, is an Eridin-class tripartite Mine Hunter, the second of three Mine Hunters purchased from France. The ship was completely built in France and was inducted into the Pakistani fleet on Sept. 18, 1996.