the exercise, the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) also organized the Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference (PIMEC). Admiral Niazi and Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari attended the PIMEC opening, which was a Pakistan Navy initiative to highlight the potential of the country's maritime industry and the crucial part they feel it can play in the growth of the country's blue economy. See also Pakistan military exercises Pakistan Marines Pakistan Naval Academy Special Service Group (Navy) References Pakistan naval exercises Pakistani military exercises Military exercises involving the United States