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Zafar Muhammad Khan (death: 4 December 1971) was a Pakistani naval officer who was the captain and commanding officer of the PNS Ghazi submarine during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while on a reconnaissance mine-laying mission in the approaches to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam (Bay of ...
In 1974, the naval base, PNS Zafar, was commissioned and constructed in the memory of Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan that now serves as the headquarter for Northern Naval Command. [69] In 1975, the Navy acquired the Albacora-class submarine from the Portuguese Navy and named it Ghazi (S-134), in memory of PNS Ghazi. [75]
The PNS Ghazi, under the command of Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan, [citation needed] was assigned to locate the INS Vikrant, but when it was not able to locate, decided to mine the port of Visakhapatnam – the headquarters of Eastern Naval Command. [21]
Established in 1964 with the induction of its first submarine, PNS Ghazi (formerly USS Diablo) 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.
Ghazi Shaheed is a 1998 thriller drama film based on the disasters that befell the PNS Ghazi on the Bay of Bengal.It was directed by Kazim Pasha and stars Shabbir Jan as Commander Zafar Khan and Adnan Jilani as Lieutenant-Commander Pervez Hameed.
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Cold War, and Bangladesh Liberation War First row: Lt-Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, the Cdr. of Pakistani Eastern Comnd., signing the documented Instrument of Surrender in Dacca in the presence of Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora (GOC-in-C of Indian Eastern Comnd.). Surojit Sen of All India Radio is seen holding a microphone on the ...
PN-643 Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan SJ & HJ, Submarine PNS/M Ghazi Vice Admiral (Retd) Irfan Ahmed (SJ & HI-Military) - Indo-Pak War of 1971 (serving as Lieutenant on a PN Gunboat in erstwhile East Pakistan).
The PNS Zafar is a namesake of Commander Zafar Mohammad, the commanding officer of the PNS Ghazi in 1971, and is a logistics depot all Pakistan Navy personnel stationed at Islamabad. [ 5 ] References