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The Pakistan Navy (PN) (Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ; romanized: Pākistān Bahrí'a; pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn baɦɽia]) 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's NHQ is a command post of the Pakistan Navy where the secretariat of the Chief of the Naval Staff functions to ensure the ceremonial and operational command of the navy.: 86–87 [6] There are three chief of staff branches that composed of multiple offices to oversee the administrative operations of the navy. [7]
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (Navy's maritime law enforcement branch equipped with larger vessels to patrol Pakistan's EEZ) Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG is a law enforcement agency equipped with small patrol boats for coastal operations) Karachi Naval Dockyard; Currently active military equipment by country
The Pakistan Navy Submarine Force was established on 1 June 1964, making it one of the earliest submarine forces in South Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The creation of the Submarine Force is attributed to vice admiral Afzal Rahman Khan , who was the naval commander-in-chief at the time and played a central role in its development. [ 3 ]
Rotorcraft; Aircraft Image Origin Role Quantity Service Notes Westland Lynx United Kingdom Multi-purpose military helicopter: 3 1994-2008 Retired and currently put on sale with one put on display at Pakistan Maritime Museum.
Flag of Pakistan Marine Academy Ensign of Pakistan Merchant Navy. Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) (Urdu: پاکستان اکادمی برائے علومِ بحر) is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a Seafarers Training Academy, working under Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan as an autonomous department.
The Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA), PNS Rahbar, Manora [1] is a federal military academy located in Manora, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]Established in Manora, Karachi, under Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan in 1970, it is the one of the technologically advanced military training academy in Pakistan that offers professional academic degrees.
Due to the influence from the Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy since its earliest inception, the Pakistan Navy has a unique command structure and the Navy's functionality is divided in various branches there are seven military branches also known as Staff Commands in the navy that are in fact administrative directed by the several appointed Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS ...