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: ??? ?????) better known as Pak Behria is the naval branch of the military of Pakistan
Military of Pakistan

The Pakistan Armed forces are the overall unified military forces of Pakistan. The Pakistani military was first formed when the nation achieved independence from the British Empire during the partition of India in 1947....
. It is responsible for Pakistan's 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important harbors. It is a modern and highly dependable force that operates a wide range of ships ranging from cruisers to destroyers as well as submarines. Navy day is celebrated on September 8 in commemoration of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan....
.

birth of the Royal Pakistan Navy came with the creation of Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 on 14 August 1947.






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Pakistan Navy (Urdu
Urdu

Urdu is a Central_Indo-Aryan_languages#Central_Zone_.28Madhya_or_Hindi.29 Indo-Aryan languages of the Indo-Iranian languages, belonging to the Indo-European languages family of languages....
: ??? ?????) better known as Pak Behria is the naval branch of the military of Pakistan
Military of Pakistan

The Pakistan Armed forces are the overall unified military forces of Pakistan. The Pakistani military was first formed when the nation achieved independence from the British Empire during the partition of India in 1947....
. It is responsible for Pakistan's 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important harbors. It is a modern and highly dependable force that operates a wide range of ships ranging from cruisers to destroyers as well as submarines. Navy day is celebrated on September 8 in commemoration of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan....
.

History

The birth of the Royal Pakistan Navy came with the creation of Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 on 14 August 1947. The Armed Forces Reconstitution Committee (AFRC) divided the Royal Indian Navy between both India and Pakistan. The Royal Pakistan Navy secured two sloop
Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter . A sloop's fore-triangle is smaller than a cutter's, and a sloop usually bends only one headsail, though this distinction is not definitive....
s, two frigate
Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
s, four minesweepers, two naval trawler
Naval trawler

A naval trawler is a boat built along the lines of a commercial trawler but fitted out for naval purposes....
s, four harbour launches and some 358 personnel (180 officers and 34 ratings
Naval rating

The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which navy is being discussed....
), and given the high percentage of delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
 areas on the Pakistan coast the Navy was given a number of Harbour Defence Motor Launch
Harbour Defence Motor Launch

The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was a British small motor vessel of the Second World War.The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939....
es.

At the time of independence, the following Royal Indian Navy officers opted to join the Royal Pakistan Navy. The ranks displayed in this list are their ranks upon retirement from the Navy.

  • Vice Admiral H.M.S. Choudri (Late) P. No 1
  • Vice Admiral A.R. Khan (Late)
  • Commodore I.K. Mumtaz
  • Commodore Mahmud-ul-Hasan (Late) P. No 3
  • Commodore Akhtar Hanif (Late)
  • Commodore Khalid Jamil (Late)
  • Vice Admiral S. M. Ahsan (Late)
  • Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hasan P. No 73
  • Commodore M.B.A. Awan (Late) P.No 76
  • Vice Admiral H.H. Ahmed (Late)
  • Commodore Ikram-ul-Haq Malik P. No 102
  • Lt. Commander Maqbool Ahmed Ansari (Late) P. No 137
  • Admiral Muhammad Shareef, P. No 138
  • Commodore S B Salimi (Late)
  • Commodore S.M. Anwar (Late)
  • Captain C.S. Ahmed (Late)
  • Commander Sultan Mahmood Malik (Late) P. No 156
  • Lt. Commander Badaruddin Ahmed (Late)
  • Lt. Commander Shaikh Abdul Qadir OBI (Late)
  • Lt. Commander M.N. Khan (Late)
  • Rear Admiral Rifat Majeed Shaikh HI(M).,S.BT (Late)


The beginning


The Royal Pakistan Navy saw no action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, sometimes known as the First Kashmir War, was fought between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan over the region of Kashmir from 1947 to 1948....
 as all the fighting was restricted to land warfare. In 1956 the Islamic Republic
Islamic republic

Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Mauritania....
 of Pakistan was proclaimed under the 1956 constitution. The prefix Royal was dropped and the service was re-designated as the Pakistan Navy, or "PN" for short. The PN Jack and Pakistan flag replaced the Queen's colour
Colours, standards and guidons

In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago....
 and the white ensign respectively. The order of precedence of the three services changed from Navy
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
, Army
Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
, Air force
Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare....
 to Army, Navy, Air Force. In February 1956, the British government announced supplying of several major surface combatants to Pakistan. These Warships, a cruiser and four destroyers were purchased with funds made available under the US Military Assistance Program. The acquisition of a few additional warships that is two destroyers, eight coastal minesweepers and an oiler (between 1956-63) was the direct result of Pakistan's participation in the anti-Communist defence pacts of SEATO and CENTO
Cento

Cento is a city and commune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna ....
.

Indo-Pakistan war of 1965

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan....
 the navy was involved in a conflict for the first time. Apart from carrying out a limited bombardment of the coastal town of Dwaraka - codenamed Operation Dwarka
Operation Dwarka

Operation Dwarka, also known as Operation Somnath, was the popular name given to Pakistan Navy's attack on the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 September 1965....
, the navy's submarine PNS Ghazi
PNS Ghazi

PNS Ghazi was a United States-built submarine that was leased by Pakistan in 1963. It operated in the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan and was Pakistan's first submarine and remained the flagship submarine for Pakistan Navy until it sank in 1971....
 which was Pakistan's first submarine and remained the flagship submarine for Pakistan Navy till deployed against Indian Navy's western fleet at Bombay (Mumbai) port

.
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Indo-Pakistan war of 1971


During 1971 Indo-Pak war, the burden of Pakistan Navy's offensive effort hinged on the small but effective submarine force. PN Submarine HANGOR sailed in the early hours of 22 November 1971 to patrol off the Indian Kathiawar coast under the command of Commander Ahmed Tasnim S.J.

On 9 Dec, in an effort to locate the evasive enemy, HANGOR extended her patrol northward to investigate some radio transmissions intercepted on her sensors. Two contacts were picked up on passive sonar and were identified as warships. The initial range was 6 to 8 miles. A pursuit of the enemy began but the first attempt to attack these ships failed due to speed disadvantage. The submarine however managed to forecast target ships movement and succeeded in taking up a tactically advantageous position on the path of the patrolling frigates by 1900. At 1957 the submarine fired a down the throat shot with a homing torpedo at the northerly ship from a depth of 40 meters.

The torpedo was tracked but no explosion was heard. The second torpedo was therefore fired immediately on the incomming southerly ship and this was followed by a tremendous explosion. The torpedo had found its mark. The other enemy frigate came straight for the submarine when a third torpedo was fired. A distant explosion was heard subsequently and the submarine turned west towards deeper waters for evasion.

In this spectacular action, INS KHUKRI, the ship of the Squadron Commander of Indian 14th Frigate Sqn was sunk within two minutes after receiving a hit in the magazine where explosives were held. 18 Officers and 176 sailors including the Commanding Officer lost their lives. This came as a shattering blow to the Indian Navy. HANGOR’s action demonstrated Pakistan Navy's tactical superiority in sub-surface warfare and after the war even the BBC commentators praised Pakistan Naval effort. Considering the shape, size and age of the ships at its command, they said that the Pakistan Navy had acquitted itself well against the Indian Navy.

With East Pakistan
East Pakistan

East Pakistan was a former Provinces of Pakistan of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal Province based on a plebiscite in what was then British Raj in 1947....
 having been surrounded on all three sides by the Indian Army
Indian Army

The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Indian Armed Forces of India and has the responsibility for army military operations. Its primary objectives include defending India from external aggression, maintaining peace and security within the country, patrolling borders and conducting counter-terrorist operations....
, the Navy was under immense pressure to protect the coast. The major threat from the much dreaded PNS Ghazi
PNS Ghazi

PNS Ghazi was a United States-built submarine that was leased by Pakistan in 1963. It operated in the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan and was Pakistan's first submarine and remained the flagship submarine for Pakistan Navy until it sank in 1971....
 - the only long range submarine
Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
 - was nullified when it was sunk in the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is a Headlands and bays that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered by India and Sri Lanka to the West, Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to the North , and Myanmar, southern part of Thailand and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the East....
 under unexplained circumstances, thus enabling an easy blockade on East Pakistan. The damage inflicted by both Indian Navy
Indian Navy

The Indian Navy is the navy of the Indian Armed Forces. It currently has approximately 55,000 personnel on active duty, including 5,000 members of the naval aviation branch and 2,000 MARCOS , making it the world's fifth largest navy....
 and Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the airforce of the Armed Forces of India of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace....
 on Pakistan Navy stood at seven gunboat
Gunboat

A gunboat is literally a boat carrying one or more guns. The term is rather broad, and the usual connotation has changed over the years ....
s, one submarine, one minesweeper
Minesweeper (ship)

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations....
, two destroyers, three patrol crafts belonging to the coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
, 18 cargo, supply and communication vessels, with some more crafts damaged, and large scale destruction inflicted on the naval base and Docks in the coastal town of Karachi. Three merchant navy ships -- Anwar Baksh, Pasni, Madhumathi -- and ten smaller vessels were captured. The total number of personnel losses came to about 1900 and 1413 servicemen were captured by Indian forces in Dhaka
Dhaka

Dhaka ? formerly Dacca and Jahangir Nagar, is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia....
(Official Pakistan losses). In contrast the Indian Navy lost 212 personnel, a frigate
Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
 (another frigate damaged) and a naval plane Breguet Alizé
Breguet Alizé

The Breguet Br.1050 Aliz? was a France aircraft carrier anti-submarine warfare aircraft. It was developed in the 1950s, based loosely on the prototype Breguet Vultur attack aircraft....
 to the Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Air Force

Pakistan Air Force is the aircraft branch of the Military of Pakistan and is responsible for defending Pakistani air-space from intrusions. It also provides air support for ground troops....
 (PAF). According to one Pakistan scholar, Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali is a United Kingdom-Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner, and commentator. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and regularly contributes to The Guardian, CounterPunch , and the London Review of Books....
, Pakistan Navy lost a third of its force in the war. The primary reason for this loss has been attributed to the central command's failure in defining a role for the Navy - or the military in general, in East Pakistan. Since then the Navy has sought to improve the structure and fleet by putting special emphasis on sub-surface warfare capability as it allows for the most efficient way to deny the control of Pakistani sea lanes to the adversary.

Post war

The Navy sought to diversify its purchases instead of depending solely on the United States, which had placed an arms embargo on both India and Pakistan. It sought more vessels from France and China. The Pakistan Navy thus became the first navy in South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
 to acquire land based missile capable long range reconnaissance aircraft. During the 1980s the Pakistan Navy enjoyed un-preceded growth. It doubled its surface fleet from 8 to 16 surface combatants in 1989. In 1982, the Reagan
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
 administration approved US$3.2 billion military and economic aid to Pakistan. Pakistan acquired eight Brooke and Garcia-class frigates from US Navy on a five year lease in 1988. A depot
Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations....
 for repairs, EX-USS HECTOR followed the lease of these ships in April 1989. However after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
 in 1989 US President
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 George Bush
George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush held a variety of political positions prior to his presidency, including Vice President of the United States in the administration of Ronald Reagan and Director of Central Intelligence under Gerald R....
 was advised to no longer certify that Pakistan was not involved in the development of nuclear weapons and the Pressler’s Amendment was invoked on 1 October, 1990. The lease of the first Brooke class frigate expired in March 1993, the remaining in early 1994. This seriously impaired the Pakistan Navy, which was composed almost entirely of former US origin ships. Pakistan began to concentrate on self-reliance for its defense production.

Atlantique incident

The Atlantique Incident
Atlantique Incident

The Atlantique Incident was an event in which a Pakistan Navy Breguet Atlantique patrol plane, carrying 16 people on board, was shot down by the Indian Air Force citing violation of airspace....
 was a major international incident on 10 August 1999 where a Pakistan Navy plane (Breguet Atlantic) with 16 on board was shot down in the border area of the Kutch
Rann of Kutch

The Rann of Kutch is a seasonally marshy region located in the Thar Desert biogeographic province in Gujarat situated 8km away from village KHARAGHODA located in patdi town of surendra nagar districtStates and territories of India of northwestern India and the Sind Subdivisions of Pakistan of Pakistan....
 region with Pakistan and India both claiming the aircraft to be in their respective airspace by Indian Air Force jets. The wreckage however, fell well within Pakistani territory, giving credence to the Pakistani claim. The Indian Air Force stated that the Atlantique was trying to return to Pakistani airspace after intruding more than than 10 nautical miles and as such was headed towards Pakistan. At the speed of 400 knots at which the shootdown occurred most of the wreckage was expected to land at least 25 miles from the shootdown so Pakistani Army claims that the wreckage was found in Pakistan can be true even though the shootdown occurred in Indian Airspace. It resulted in escalated tensions between the two neighboring countries.

Tsunami relief activities

The Navy has been involved in some peacetime operations, most notably during the tsunami
Tsunami

A is a series of ocean surface wave that is created when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. The Japanese term is literally translated into " harbor wave."...
 tragedy that struck on December 26, 2004. Pakistan sent vessels to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
 and the Maldives
Maldives

The Maldives , or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean....
 to help in rescue and relief work.

Personnel

The Pakistan Navy has around 24,000 active personnel and 5,000 in reserve. The force includes a small Naval Air Arm and the approximately 2,000 member paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
 Maritime Security Agency, charged primarily with protecting Pakistan's exclusive economic zone
Exclusive Economic Zone

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine Natural resource....
(EEZ). The Navy also comprises the Special Services Group Navy, a marine commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
 unit as well as a Marine unit, both stationed at Karachi. The SSG(N) and Marines are believed to number around 1,000 in troop strength each. Pakistan Navy recently began inducting women for combat positions apart from the existing administrative posts, becoming one of the few Islamic Republic
Islamic republic

Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Mauritania....
s to do so.

Naval General Staff

  • Admiral
    Admiral

    Admiral is the military rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above Vice Admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet/Fleet Admiral....
     Noman Bashir
    Noman Bashir

    Admiral Noman Bashir is the current Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, who took over on 7 October, 2008, when Admiral Afzal Tahir retired from the navy....
     — Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
  • Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun — Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS)
  • Vice Admiral Saleem Ahmed Meenai — Commander Karachi (COMKAR)
  • Vice Admiral Mahmood Ahmed Khan — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects)
  • Rear Admiral Mohammed Shafi — Commander Coast (COMCOAST)
  • Rear Admiral Azhar Shamim Anwer — Commander Logistics (COMLOG)
  • Rear Admiral Mushtaq Ahmed — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Material)
  • Rear Admiral
    Rear Admiral

    Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain , and below that of a Vice Admiral. It is the lowest form of Admiral....
     Agha Danish
    Agha Danish

    Rear Admiral Agha Danish SI was commissioned in the Operations branch of Pakistan Navy in 1974 and later joined Naval Aviation. During his career, the Admiral has held several important command and staff appointments including command of two destroyers namely PNS Babur and PNS Tariq, being one of the few naval officers to have held command of...
     — Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)
  • Rear Admiral Shahid Iqbal — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Training & Personnel)
  • Rear Admiral M Asif Sandila — Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK)
  • Rear Admiral Tanveer Faiz — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
  • Rear Admiral Saeed Kureshi — DG Ports and Shipping at Ministry of Ports and Shipping
  • Rear Admiral Abbas Raza — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects-2)
  • Rear Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar — Commandant National Security College at NDU Islamabad
    National Defence University, Islamabad

    National Defence University is a Pakistani military institution whose origin goes back to the year 1963, when the 1st Army War Course started at the Command and Staff College, Quetta....
  • Rear Admiral Waqar Siddiq — Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Supply)
  • Rear Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah — Chief Inspector (Navy)
  • Rear Admiral Shafqat Javed — Additional Secretary (III) at Ministry of Defence
  • Rear Admiral Sayyid Khawar Ali — DG Training at Joint Staff HQ
  • Rear Admiral Tehseen Ullah Khan — DG Maritime Security Agency (MSA)
  • Commodore Syed Hasan Mustafa — Commander North (COMNOR)
  • Commodore Khan Hasham Bin Siddique — Commandant Pakistan Navy War College
  • Commodore Irfan Ul Haque — Commander West (COMWEST)
  • Commodore Muhammad Hisham — Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy
    Pakistan Naval Academy

    The Pakistan Naval Academy is an academy for the initial training of officers of the Pakistan Navy. It was established in Manora, in 1970. Besides training its own officers, it has also provided basic training to about 2000 officers of allied countries, including the Chief of Naval Staff of Qatar Emiri Navy....
     (PNA)
  • Commodore Habib Tariq — Commander Sub Depot (COMDEP)
Commodore Kamran Khan - Commander 25 Destroyer (COMDESRON)

List of Naval Chiefs

  1. Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford (August 15, 1947 - January 30, 1953)
  2. Vice Admiral Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri (January 31, 1953 - 28 February, 1959)
  3. Vice Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan (March 1, 1959 - October 20, 1966)
  4. Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan (October 20, 1966 - August 31, 1969)
  5. Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan (September 1, 1969 - December 22, 1971)
  6. Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed (March 3, 1972 - March 9, 1975)
  7. Admiral Mohammad Sharif (March 23, 1975 - March 21, 1979)
  8. Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi (March 22, 1979 - March 23, 1983)
  9. Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan (March 23, 1983 - April 9, 1986)
  10. Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey (April 9, 1986 - November 9, 1988)
  11. Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik (November 10, 1988 - November 8, 1991)
  12. Admiral Saeed Mohammad Khan (November 9, 1991 - November 9, 1994)
  13. Admiral Mansural Haque (November 10, 1994 - May 1, 1997)
  14. Admiral Fasih Bokhari
    Fasih Bokhari

    Admiral Fasih Bokhari was the chief of Pakistani Naval Staff from 1997 to 1999. As an admiral, he was responsible for the induction of the Agosta 90B class submarine for the Pakistan Navy....
     (May 2, 1997 - October 2, 1999)
  15. Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza
    Abdul Aziz Mirza

    Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza is the former Chief of Naval Staff who commanded Pakistan Navy from 1999 to 2002 and is served as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2002 to 2005....
     (October 2, 1999 - October 2, 2002)
  16. Admiral Shahid Karimullah
    Shahid Karimullah

    Admiral Shahid Karimullah is the former Chief of the Naval Staff who commanded Pakistan Navy from 2002 to 2005 and is presently serving as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia since October 2005....
     (October 3, 2002 - October 6, 2005)
  17. Admiral Afzal Tahir
    Afzal Tahir

    Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir is the former Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, who retired on 7 October, 2008 after completing the three-year service and passed the baton to newly-appointed Admiral Noman Bashir....
     (October 7, 2005 - October 7, 2008)
  18. Admiral Noman Bashir
    Noman Bashir

    Admiral Noman Bashir is the current Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, who took over on 7 October, 2008, when Admiral Afzal Tahir retired from the navy....
     (October 7, 2008 - present)


Organization

The supreme commander of the Navy is the Chief of the Naval Staff. Admiral Noman Bashir is the current Chief of the Navy.

The navy has six commands:
  • COMKAR(Commander Karachi) - Looks after the shore establishments of the Navy which provide services and traning falilities for the PN. He also looks after the protocol at Karachi. His responsibilities also include harbour defence.
  • COMPAK(Commander Pakistan Fleet) - The command heads the surface, sub surface and aviation commands. Infact this command is the war fighting machine having 4 dimentional components.
  • COMCOAST(Commander COAST) - The special command of SSG(N), Marines and Coastal stations.
  • COMLOG(Commander Logistics) - This command looks after the repair, maintenance and logistic infrastructure of PN.
  • FOST(FLAG OFFICER SEA TRAINING) Conducts all types of operational training at Sea
  • COMNOR(Commander North) - Looks after the Naval installations in the north of Pakistan;
  • COMWEST(Commander WEST) - Looks after the Naval installations in the west of Pakistan. The naval bases are Ormara
    Ormara

    Ormara is a port city located in the Makran or coastal region of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located 240 km west of Karachi and 230 km east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea....
    , Pasni
    Pasni City

    Pasni is a medium-sized town and a fishing port in Gwadar District, Balochistan , Pakistan. It is located on the Makran coast on Arabian Sea about 300 km from Karachi....
    , Gwadar
    Gwadar

    Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea. It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily Human population South Asia and the Economics emerging and Natural resource-laden region of Central Asia....
     and Jiwani
    Jiwani

    Jiwani is a town and commercial port that is located along the Arabian Sea in the Gwadar District of the Balochistan Subdivisions of Pakistan in Pakistan....
    .


Ranks



Training institutions

Pakistan Navy has an academy of its own called the Pakistan Naval Academy
Pakistan Naval Academy

The Pakistan Naval Academy is an academy for the initial training of officers of the Pakistan Navy. It was established in Manora, in 1970. Besides training its own officers, it has also provided basic training to about 2000 officers of allied countries, including the Chief of Naval Staff of Qatar Emiri Navy....
, it is the home of initial training of officers of Pakistan Navy. The academy also has provided basic training to the officers of Allied Navies. The Chief of Naval Staff of Qatar Emiri Navy and many high ranking officers of Royal Saudi Navy
Royal Saudi Navy

The Royal Saudi Navy is the Naval force of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Royal Saudi Navy is sometimes referred to as the RSNF . The Navy has about 12,000 officers and men, including 1200 Marines....
 as well as other navies in the Gulf were graduates of the PNA. The academy is a full fledged training institution catering to the needs to Pakistani junior Naval officers. The Navy also has its own navy war college called the Pakistan Navy War College specializing in imparting Naval Warfare
Naval warfare

Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers....
 techniques to officers of the Pakistan marine forces.

Other worthwhile training institutions are:

PNS Bahadur: conducts specialist courses.

PNS Himalaya: for basic training of sailors.

PNS Karsaz: It is the Largest and the most organized technical training Establishment of Pakistan Navy. The establishment has the previlige to host many heads of states since its commissioning. It is considered the mother unit of PNS MEHRAN, PNS JAUHAR, PNS BAHADUR, ASD and other PN units in that area. The unit celebrated its golden gubilee in 2003 under the command of Cdre M B Chaudhry.

PNS Jauhar
Pakistan Navy Engineering College

Pakistan Navy Engineering College is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the constituent colleges of the National University of Science and Technology....
: for technical training of officers.

PNS Jauhar has been absorbed by the National University of Sciences and Technology and has become its constituent Pakistan Navy Engineering College
Pakistan Navy Engineering College

Pakistan Navy Engineering College is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the constituent colleges of the National University of Science and Technology....
, where officers and civilian students are offered degrees in Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering.

Special Forces


Special Services Group (N)

Special Service Group Navy (SSGN) is an independent commando division of the Pakistan Navy. It is an elite special operations force similar to the Royal Navy's Special Boat Service and United States Navy SEALS. Official numbers place the strength between 700 to 1,000, in 1 Company; however the actual strength is classified.

Marines

Pakistan Navy Marines division was re-established on April 14, 1990 with about 2000 men and plans to expand the force significantly by 2015. The naval marines are based at Port Qasim
Port Qasim

The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is a port in Karachi, Pakistan on the coastline of the Arabian Sea.It was constructed in the late 1970s to relieve congestion at Karachi Port....
 naval base.

The fleet

Naval Patrol
6 Oliver Perry Class For Pakistan Navy Ships with respect to their classes

Frigates
4Zulfiqar class
F-22P

The F-22P or the Sword class is an improved version of the Chinese Type 053H3 frigate ordered by the Pakistan Navy . Two are currently in operation with Pakistan Navy while the third is under construction....
 Frigates
  • 251 PNS Zulfiqar (launched)
  • 252 PNS Saif (launched)
  • 253 PNS Shamsheer (under construction)
  • 254 PNS (under construction)
6Tariq class
Type 21 frigate

The Type 21 frigate or Amazon class frigate was a Royal Navy general-purpose escort designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and that served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s....
 Frigates
  • F181 PNS Tariq
  • F182 PNS Babur
  • F183 PNS Khaibar
  • F184 PNS Badr
  • F185 PNS Shah Jahan
  • F186 PNS Tippu Sultan
    • 1Oliver Hazard Perry class
  • PNS ?
    USS McInerney (FFG-8)

    USS McInerney , second ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate of guided-missile frigates, is the first United States Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Francis X....
     (2010)
    • Mine Hunters
    3Eridan class
    Tripartite class minehunter

    The Tripartite class minehunter is a type of minesweeper used by the navies of Belgian Navy, French Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy, as well as Pakistan Navy and Indonesian Navy....
     Mine Hunter vessels
  • M166 Munsif
  • M167 Muhafiz
  • M168 Mahmood
    • Missile Boats
    6Jalalat class
  • P1023 PNS Jurrat
  • P1028 PNS Quwwat
  • P1022 PNS Jalalat
  • P1024 PNS Shujat
  • P1029 ?
  • P1030 ?
    • 1Larkana class
  • PNS Larkana
    • 3Sabqat class (huangefeng)
    Type 021 class missile boat

    China first received a single unit of Soviet Osa class missile boat in January 1965, and 4 more in 1966 through 1967 and the last 2 in 1968. Eventually the Jiangnan Building Factory built the Chinese version as Type 021 class missile boat at a rate of 10 boats per year with several different versions....
  • P1025 PNS Azmat
  • P1026 PNS Deshmat
  • P1027 PNS Himmat
    • 1Hegu class
    Type 024 class missile boat

    The Type 024 class missile boat is a Chinese built small missile boat armed with two anti-ship missiles and there were two version developed, though most of them are placed in reserve, dozens remain in the active service....
  • P1021 PNS Haibat
    • 1 ?
  • PNS Rajshahi
    • Multi Role Tactical Platform
    2 MRTP-33
  • PNS Zarrar
  • PNS Karrar
    • 2 MRTP-15
  • P01 PNS ?
  • P02 PNS ?
    • Auxiliary
    1 Fuqing class
  • A47 PNS Nasr
    • 1 Poolster class
  • A20 PNS Moawin
    • 2 Coastal tankers
  • PNS Kalmat
  • PNS Gawadar
    • 1 Hydrographic Survey Vessel
  • PNS Behr Paima
    • 1 Dredging Vessel
  • PNS Behr Khusha
    • 2 Small tanker cum utility ship (STUS)
  • PNS ? (launched)
  • PNS ? (underconstruction)
    • Training vessel
    1 Leander class frigate
    Leander class frigate

    See Leander class cruiser for the cruiser class of the same name.The Leander class, informally known as the Type 12I, comprising twenty-six frigates, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the Royal Navy's modern history....
  • F262 PNS Zulfiqar
    • Hover Crafts
    4Griffon
    Griffon

    Griffon is a type of dog, a collection of breeds of originally hunting dogs. There are three recognized lines of the griffon type , the griffon vend?ens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje ....
     class
    Patrol boats
    12 Gulf crafts


    Submarines
    A total of five active diesel electric submarines plus 3 midget submarines, MG110 are in the Naval inventory. These include:
    3Type 214 class submarine
    3Agosta 90B class submarine
    Agosta 90B class submarine

    The Agosta 90B class submarines are French diesel attack submarines used by Spain, Pakistan, and formerly by France. The French Navy grouped this model of non-nuclear submarine in their most capable class as an oc?anique, meaning "ocean-going." An Agosta 90B has a crew of 36 plus 5 Officers....
    • PNS/M Khalid
    • PNS/M Saad
    • PNS/M Hamza
    2Agosta 70
    Agosta 90B class submarine

    The Agosta 90B class submarines are French diesel attack submarines used by Spain, Pakistan, and formerly by France. The French Navy grouped this model of non-nuclear submarine in their most capable class as an oc?anique, meaning "ocean-going." An Agosta 90B has a crew of 36 plus 5 Officers....
  • PNS/M Hasmat
  • PNS/M Hurmat
    • 4Daphne class submarine
    Daphne class submarine

    The Daphn? class was a type of diesel-electric patrol submarines built in France between 1958 and 1970 for the French Navy and for export.These ships were enlarged versions of the Ar?thuse class submarine....
     (Decommissioned)
  • PNS/M Hangor
    PNS Hangor

    PNS Hangor was a Pakistani Daphn? class submarine, which during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri. It also damaged another warship, INS Kirpan....
  • PNS/M Ghazi 2
  • PNS/M Mangro
  • PNS/M Shushuk
    • 3MG110 class midget submarine


    All of the Pakistani SSKs have been equipped with AshMs which can be fired while submerged. The three Khalid class boats are capable of firing Exocet AshM, while the older Agostas and Daphnes have been equipped with US Harpoon AshMs. PNS/M Hamza (third Agosta-90B) is equipped with the MESMA Air Independent Propulsion system, PNS/M Khalid and PNS/M Saad will be upgraded with the same MESMA AIP system in the near future. The Pakistan Navy also plans to integrate the Boeing Harpoon Block II on to its Agosta-90Bs; and currently the Agosta-90Bs are capable of firing Blackshark torpedoes.

    In mid-2006 the Pakistan Navy announced its requirement of three new SSK attack submarines to replace the two Agosta-70 submarines and rebuild its fleet - after retiring the four Daphne Class. The French naval firm DCN had offered it's latest export design - the Marlin SSK - which is based on the Scorpene SSK, but also uses technology from the Barracuda nuclear attack submarine. However, the Pakistan Navy is said to have chosen the Type 214 submarine. During the IDEAS 2008 exhibition, the HDW chief Walter Freitag told “The commercial contract has been finalised up to 95 per cent,” he said. The first submarine would be delivered to the Pakistan Navy in 64 months after signing of the contract while the rest would be completed successively in 12 months.

    Pakistan is also seeking to enhance its strategic strike capability by developing naval variants of the Babur land attack cruise missile (LACM). The Babur LACM has a range of 700 km and is capable of using both conventional and nuclear warheads. Future developments of LACM include capability of being launched from submarines, surface combatants and aircraft.

    Frigates
    Pns Badr F184
    The Navy's six frigates include six ex-British Amazon class (PNS Babur) ships. These are expected to retire between 2010 and 2020.The Navy's six frigates include six ex-British Amazon class (PNS Babur) ships. These are expected to retire between 2010 and 2020.In 2005 Pakistan ordered four F-22P
    F-22P

    The F-22P or the Sword class is an improved version of the Chinese Type 053H3 frigate ordered by the Pakistan Navy . Two are currently in operation with Pakistan Navy while the third is under construction....
     light frigates from China in a deal worth $750 million. The first is expected to be commissioned 2009 and the remainder by 2013. One of the F-22Ps will be built in the Karachi Shipyard. The F-22Ps also have the ability to embark Harbin Z-9
    Harbin Z-9

    The Harbin Z-9 is a People's Republic of China military utility helicopter. It is a license-built version of the France Eurocopter Dauphin, and is manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation....
     helicopters on deck. The F-22P is an improved version of the Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class light frigate, it has a displacement of at least 2500 tons. The first F-22P is called PNS Zulfiqar, and thus the F-22Ps will be called Zulfiqar Class. According to Janes the Pakistan Navy is expected to place a formal request to the U.S. for six Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
    Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate

    The Oliver Hazard Perry class , is a class of frigates named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. The class was designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels, capable of most naval operations, yet cheap enough to be bought in large quantities to replace World War II-era destroyers....
    s to augment its surface fleet. These may replace the Type-21s and act as stop-gaps until new-built frigates and corvettes are commissioned. The weapons and systems on the PN FFG-7 have not yet been disclosed, but they could include the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System for the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) as well as Mk 32 torpedo tubes for Mk 46 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) torpedoes. The frigate USS McInerney (FFG-8)
    USS McInerney (FFG-8)

    USS McInerney , second ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate of guided-missile frigates, is the first United States Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Francis X....
     with considerable anti-submarine warfare capability will be handed over in August 2010. According to Janes' IDEAS2004 interview with former Pakistan Navy Chief ex-Admiral Karimullah at least four additional new-built frigates will be acquired by the navy. The new frigate will be larger and superior to the F-22P; it will likely have a better air defence system and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability; and use more advanced sensors, radar and electronics. Kanwa recently reported that the Pakistan Navy has shown recent interest in the Chinese Type 054A frigate. Another potential option could be the TKMS MEKO
    MEKO

    The MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss.MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" ....
     A-200 frigate.

    Corvettes & missile boats
    The Pakistan Navy operates four Jalalat class 200 ton missile boats each armed with four Chinese C-802
    C-802

    The Yingji-82 or YJ-82 is a PRC anti-ship missile first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy , also known as the Third Academy....
     anti-ship
    Anti-ship missile

    File:Martel TV-Guided Missile - Elvington - BB.jpgAnti-ship missiles are guided missile designed for use against ships. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type and use a combination of inertial guidance system and radar guidance....
     missiles. The Jalalat II Class were locally produced using a German design. In November 2006 the Pakistan Navy ordered two MRTP-33 missile boats from Yonca-Onuk shipyards of Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
    . The first will be delivered in 2008. The Navy has an overall requirement of eight MRTP-33s.

    Aviation
    Pakistan Naval Aviation is an important arm of the Pakistan Navy and assists in the surface and submarine flights to guarantee the safety of Pakistan sea borders. Currently the PN Aviation Force consists of:

    • 3 Westland Lynx
      Westland Lynx

      The Westland Lynx is a British helicopter designed by and built Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants, which went into operational usage in 1977 and were later adopted by the armed for...
       - anti-ship/anti-submarine/transport helicopters
    • 6 Westland Sea King Mk45
      Westland Sea King

      The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a United Kingdom license-built version of the United States SH-3 Sea King helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters....
       - transport helicopters
    • 1 Harbin Z-9
      Harbin Z-9

      The Harbin Z-9 is a People's Republic of China military utility helicopter. It is a license-built version of the France Eurocopter Dauphin, and is manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation....
      EC - helicopters
    • 8 Aérospatiale SA-319B Alouette III
      Aérospatiale Alouette III

      The A?rospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation and later manufactured by A?rospatiale of France....
       - transport/anti-ship helicopters
    • 4 Lockheed P-3C Orion - maritime surveillance/anti-submarine warfare aircraft/airborne early warning. Future supply of 6 more.
    • 5 Fokker F27-200 Friendship
      Fokker F27

      The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Netherlands aircraft manufacturer Fokker....
       - maritime surveillance aircraft
    • 2-3 Breguet Atlantique I
      Breguet Atlantique

      The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, primarily designed for use over the sea. It is used in several NATO countries as a Surveillance aircraft and Patrol bomber as well as anti-submarine aircraft....
       - maritime surveillance/anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
    • 12+ Dassault Mirage V - anti-ship attack aircraft (operated by the Pakistan Air Force)
    • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    • Z-9 helicopters
    • P-3C
    • Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft


    Future acquisitions include:

    • At least two second hand helicopters but in flying condition, to replace the Westland Sea King Mk45.
    • At least two brand new helicopters to replace the Aerospatiale SA-319B Alouette III
    • Induction of one fighter squadron by 2009.


    Others

    The Pakistan Navy has one Poolster Class AOR and one Fuqing Class AOR auxiliary tankers as well as two Gwadar class coastal tankers. Three Eridan Class mine hunters are also in service with the PN; plans for additional mine hunters are underway.

    The Navy plans to procure a single replenishment tanker as well as up to two mine countermeasure vessels.

    PN Role in War on Terror

    The Pakistani Navy plays an active role in the multinational Combined Task Force 150
    Combined Task Force 150

    Combined Task Force 150 is a multinational coalition naval task force with logistics facilities at Djibouti established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the War on Terrorism and in the Horn of Africa region to support Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa ....
    . The command of the force was give to Pakistan from March 24, 2006 till February 25, 2008. Under Pakistan's leadership, CTF 150 coordinated patrols throughout their area of operations to help commercial shipping and fishing operate safely and freely in the region. Additionally, CTF 150 Coalition ships made 11 successful at-sea rescues and made the largest drug bust in the CTF 150 AOO since 2005. Pakistan has contributed 13 different ships to CTF 150 and the current one being PNS Tariq.

    See also

    • Bahria University
      Bahria University

      Bahria University , also known as BU, is a multi-campus university, with its headquarter in Islamabad, Pakistan. BU has two campuses, one in Islamabad and the other in Karachi....
    • Pakistan Coast Guard
      Pakistan Coast Guard

      Pakistan Coast Guard , formerly called the Maritime Security Agency and was originally part of the Pakistan Army. The 2,500-strong Pakistan Coast Guard, headquartered in Karachi, is responsible for maritime law, maintenance of aids to navigation, border control, and other services....
    • List of navies
      List of navies

      This is a list of navy, present and historical....
    • PNS Ghazi
      PNS Ghazi

      PNS Ghazi was a United States-built submarine that was leased by Pakistan in 1963. It operated in the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan and was Pakistan's first submarine and remained the flagship submarine for Pakistan Navy until it sank in 1971....
    • PNS Behr Paima
      PNS Behr Paima

      Behr Paima is a hydrographic[oceanographic]] survey vessel and Research vessel of Pakistan. Her keel was laid on 16 February 1982 and was launched on 7 July 1982 in Japan....
    • Mansoor-ul-Haq


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