New Delhi: A Pakistani cargo ship docked at Bangladesh’s Chittagong port last week, marking the first-ever direct maritime contact between the two countries in over five decades. The vessel from Karachi has successfully unloaded its containers at Bangladesh’s southeastern coast, port officials told news agency AFP on Sunday, as both sides seek to rebuild ties frosty since the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.  The direct maritime links between Pakistan and Bangladesh underscores a historic shift in the traditionally complex relationship between India’s western and eastern neighbours. It also has implications on New Delhi’s security establishment especially due to Bangladesh’s proximity to India’s northeastern states. Docking Of Pakistani Vessel In Bangladesh The Panama-flagged Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan, an 182-metre (597-foot) long container ship, had sailed from Pakistan’s Karachi to Bangladesh’s Chittagong. The ship had offloaded its cargo in Bangladesh on November 11 before leaving port, AFP reported quoting top Chittagong official Omar Faruq. Chittagong port authorities reportedly said the ship brought goods from Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, including raw materials for Bangladesh’s key garment industry …