Pakistan's maritime potential needs limelight on media, say experts.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan is gifted with abundant maritime resources, yet its maritime sector has not received due attention on media despite the fact that the media can play a vital role in educating masses about maritime affairs.

To address this maritime obscurity on media, Maritime Study Forum (MSF) in collaboration with National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) and National Centre for Maritime Policy Research (NCMPR) organized a one-day seminar at Bahria University, said a press release issued here on Friday.

Media and maritime experts including Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer, President MSF, Commodore (r) Ali Abbas, Director NCMPR, Owais Iqbal, Director News, Nadia Naqi, Anchor, Salman Parekh and Daniyal Shaikh, digital media experts, deliberated at the seminar chaired by Commodore (r) Muhammad Obaidullah, on the role the media for strengthening the maritime sector.

Commodore (r) Ali Abbas in his opening address underlined the...