Pakistan Coast Guards

Pakistan Coast Guards
پاسبانانِ ساحلی پاکستان
Pakistan Coast Guards; پاسبانانِ ساحلی پاکستان
	Coat of arms of Pakistan Coast Guards
	War flag
Motto	Defending and Protecting what is Rightfully Ours
Agency overview
Formed	1971
Employees	15,000 active-duty personnel[dubious – discuss]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Pakistan
Constituting instrument	Pakistan Coast Guard Act, 1973;
Specialist jurisdiction	Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Pakistan Army
Headquarters	Karachi-74400, Sindh
Agency executives	Maj Gen Jawad Riaz, Director-General of Coast Guards;
Parent agency	Civil Armed Forces
Facilities
Vessels	10 fast patrol vessels; 50 patrol boats; 25 patrol craft;
Helicopters	Bell 206; Jet Ranger;
Notables
Significant Battle	Insurgency in Balochistan ; Red Sea crisis;
Website
	www.pakistancoastguards.gov.pk
	Dark blue, green and white;

The Pakistan Coast Guards (abbreviation: PCG) (Urdu: پاسبانانِ ساحلی پاکستان) is a maritime law enforcement agency of the Civil Armed Forces of Pakistan. It is managed and controlled by the Pakistan Army, with a mission of riverine operations and coastal operations including conducting anti-narcotics missions, anti-human trafficking, illegal immigration through the coastal areas, and anti-smuggling initiatives.^[3]

The Coast Guards should not be confused with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), which is a maritime coast guard agency run by Pakistan Navy. The PMSA conducts search and rescue operations at sea and helps to defend the coastal areas while conducting military operations for maritime law enforcement in national and international waters.

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^ "Pakistan Coast Guards". Pakistsn Army. Retrieved 31 January 2019.