The Pakistan Navy (PN) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff,a four-star admiral,commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. It was established in August 1947,following the creation of Pakistan.
The Tariq-class destroyers were a class of guided missile destroyers of the Pakistan Navy. They were acquired from the British Royal Navy in 1993–94. The Tariqs were formerly commissioned in the Royal Navy's Surface Fleet as Type 21 (Amazon-class) frigates,a general purpose frigate in the Royal Navy.
Mansurul HaqNI(M) HI(M) SBt BJSN is a former senior officer of the Pakistan Navy who was forcibly retired from his service in 1997 on the allegations leveled against him in the corruption and kickbacks resulting during the technology transfer of submarines from France.
Ahmad TasnimHI(M) SJ &Bar SI(M) SBt is a retired three-star rank admiral of the Pakistan Navy who is known for his command of Hangor,a submarine that sank INS Khukri on 8 December 1971 during Pakistan's third war with India,off the coast of Diu,Gujarat.
The Pakistan Navy Special Service Group is the special operations force tasked with the conducting the small-unit based military operations in all environmental formats of the sea,air,and land by adopting to the tactics of the unconventional warfare.
Saeed Mohammad KhanNI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM,was a Pakistan Navy officer who served as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of the Pakistan Navy from 9 November 1991 until retiring from his military service on 9 November 1994. After his retirement,he served as the Pakistan Ambassador to the Netherlands,having been appointed by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in the 1990s.
The Pakistan Navy Station Ahsan is a naval air station of the Pakistan Navy located in located in Makran,Balochistan,Pakistan.
The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh. The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the east coast of India.
The Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971 refers to the maritime military engagements between the Indian Navy and the Pakistan Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The series of naval operations began with the Indian Navy's exertion of pressure on Pakistan from the Indian Ocean,while the Indian Army and Indian Air Force moved in to choke Pakistani forces operating in East Pakistan on land. Indian naval operations comprised naval interdiction,air defence,ground support,and logistics missions.
Leslie Norman MungavinSPk,SK,SBt was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy,and a defence diplomat. He is noted for releasing his diplomatic assignment at the High Commission of Pakistan in London to command the combat assignments during the war on the Western front with India in 1971.
The Karachi affair,otherwise known as Agosta Submarine scandal,was a major military scandal that took place in the second administration of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto,involving the presidencies of François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac in 1992–97.
The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier headquartered in Karachi. The corporation is principally engaged in the business of shipping,including charter of vessels,transportation of cargo and providing commercial,technical,administrative,financial and other services to its subsidiaries and third parties.
The SX-404-class submarine,was a class of midget submarines produced by the Italian firm Cos.Mo.S.
The Pakistan Navy Station Iqbal is a naval base located off the Karachi coast,Sindh,Pakistan. The PNS Iqbal serves as the command post of the Pakistan Navy Special Service Group that were commissioned in 1966.
Iqbal Fazl QuadirHI(M),TI(M),SBt,TQA,was a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy,diplomat and a defence analyst. He was renowned for his participation in Pakistan's second war with India when he was part of the flotilla that attacked the radar station in Dwarka,India.
Rashid Ahmed was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy,who is known for serving as Chief of Staff under Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Muzaffar Hassan and led the Navy during the fateful events in the war with India in 1971.
Abaidullah Khan,known as A. U. Khan,HI(m),SBt,SJ,was a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy,and later a bureaucrat who played a crucial role in procuring and technology transfer of the air-independent propulsion-based Agosta 90Bravo class submarine from France in 1994–1997.
Abdul Waheed Bhombal,SI(M),best known as A. W. Bhombal was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy and the chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation from 1980 until retirement from military service in 1986. Bhombal was disciplined by the Pakistani Navy for his role in the friendly fire sinking of PNS Zulfiqar after the missile attack on the Port of Karachi.
The Western Fleet is a Naval fleet of the Indian Navy. It is known as the 'Sword Arm' of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered at Mumbai,Maharashtra on the west coast of India. It is a part of the Western Naval Command and is responsible for the naval forces in the Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.
The Pakistan Navy Submarine Force,officially referred to as the PN Submarine Force,is the principal underwater warfare component of the Pakistan Navy. It is responsible for reconnaissance,intelligence gathering,and offensive operations during wartime. Established in 1964 with the induction of its first submarine,PNS Ghazi from the United States,it became the first submarine force to operate in the Indian Ocean. Since its inception,the Submarine Force has participated in cross-border engagements,including the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 and the 1971.
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