Pakistani sailor missing in NT war games

The defence force is helping look for a Pakistani sailor believed to have fallen overboard in Darwin during a major war games exercise.

The sailor went missing from from Pakistan navy ship PNS Nasr in the early hours of Sunday morning, Defence said in a statement.

It's believed he fell overboard while the ship was anchored in Darwin Harbour as part of Exercise Kakadu.

Boats and aircraft are searching for the sailor.

Exercise Kakadu, running from August 25 to September 12, is the navy's largest maritime warfare exercise.

Eight warships and 26 navy and air force aircraft from the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region are participating.