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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]
Hovercraft are mostly used by Pakistan navy marines & SSG(N). Pakistan is using British origin Griffon 8100TD & Griffon 2000 TD type of hovercraft. Chaser TM-1226 class Rapid response boat 30 Poland: Pak Navy is using the Chaser TM-1226 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) for its Special Services Group Navy (SSGN) commandos. [41] [42] Indigenous Gun Boats
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 ]
The historical origins of the Logistics Command is not widely documented. However, by 1994, the Pakistan Navy operated under a structure of four principal commands: the Fleet Command (), responsible for fleet operations; the Karachi Command (), overseeing naval operations in Karachi; the now-disbanded COMFORNAV, managing naval installations in northern Pakistan; and the Logistics Command itself.
The Commander Karachi (COMKAR) [a] is a formal designation in the Pakistan Navy, typically held by a three-star vice admiral.The COMKAR heads the Pakistan Karachi Command, overseeing the administration and operation of all naval establishments and training units in Karachi. [1]
The Pakistan Naval Air Arm (unofficially: Pakistan Naval Aviation) is the naval aviation and military administrative branch of the Pakistan Navy. [1]The air arm is tasked with providing configuration of all naval aviation aircraft and is responsible for conducting the land-based strike capability, fleet air defense, evacuation and extraction, search and rescue, maritime reconnaissance, and ...
The Pakistan Navy was created from the partition of the Royal Indian Navy after the India's partition on 14/15 August of 1947. [3]: 90 Direct appointments in the navy was in the responsibility of the British Admiralty who appointed Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford as Pakistan Navy's first Flag Officer Commanding (FOC).