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Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Navy
پاکستان بحریہ
Crest of Pakistan Navy
Founded14 August 1947 (1947-08-14)
(77 years, 2 months ago)
Country Pakistan
TypeNavy
Role
Size [2]
Part ofPakistan Armed Forces
HeadquartersNaval Headquarters (NHQ), Islamabad-44230
Motto(s)Arabic: حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Urdu: ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔
(English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!)[3]
(Qur'an, 3:173)
Colours    
AnniversariesNavy Day: 8 September
FleetList of active Pakistan Navy ships
Engagements
See list:
WebsitePak Navy Website
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Asif Ali Zardari
Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Naveed Ashraf[4]
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff V/Adm. Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami
Insignia
Flag
Jack
Ensign
Roundel
Aircraft flown
HelicopterHarbin Z-9
Alouette III
Westland Sea King
PatrolATR-72-500
Lockheed P-3C Orion
Embraer Lineage 1000
ReconnaissanceGIDS Uqab
EMT Luna X
Hawker 850XP
TransportATR 72-500

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. 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 independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom.[5]

The primary role of the Pakistan Navy is to defend Pakistan's sea frontiers from any external enemy attack.[6][7] In addition to its war services, the Navy has mobilized its war assets to conduct humanitarian rescue operations at home as well as participating in multinational task forces mandated by the United Nations to prevent seaborne terrorism and piracy off the coasts.[8][9]

The Pakistan Navy is a volunteer force which has been in conflict with neighbouring India twice on its sea borders, and has been repeatedly deployed in the Indian Ocean to act as a military advisor to Gulf Arab states and other friendly nations during the events of multinational conflict as part of its commitment to the United Nations.[10]: 88  The Navy has several components including the Naval Aviation, Marines, and the Maritime Security Agency (a coast guard).[11][12][13] Since its commencement on 14 August 1947, the defensive role of the Navy has expanded from securing the sealines and becoming the custodian of Pakistan's second strike capability with an ability to launch underwater missile system to target enemy positions.[14]

The Navy is commanded by the Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral and also known as (Urdu: امیر البحر; romanized who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The Chief of Naval Staff is nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the President of Pakistan. The current Chief is Admiral Naveed Ashraf who was appointed on 7 October 2023.[15] Admiral Naveed Ashraf is the 23rd Chief of the Pakistan Navy, taking charge after Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi.[16]

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  2. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2024). The Military Balance 2024. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032780047.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Navy – Commandments". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Vice Admiral Niazi takes over as Karachi commander". DAWN. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Official History of Pakistan Navy". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ Pakistan Navy (18 March 2008). "Pakistan Navy: Roles and Function". Naval Inter-Service Public Relation (Naval ISPR). Pakistan Navy Public and Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  7. ^ "IDEAS -Pakistan Navy". ideaspakistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Daily Times". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  9. ^ Khan, Pakistan Navy (retired), current research officer at Pakistan Naval War College, Commander Muhammad Azam (2011). "Options for Pakistan Navy: § Pakistan Navy: A sentinel for energy and economic security". United States Naval Academy: Commander Muhammad Azam Khan, retired. Current, research officer at the Pakistan Naval War College: 7. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Roy-Chaudhury, Rahul (2000). India's Maritime Security. Knowledge World. p. 208. ISBN 9788186019290. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ (Iiss), The International Institute of Strategic Studies (14 February 2017). The Military Balance 2017. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. ISBN 9781857439007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ^ Mills, J.M. (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. 1 (A–M). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
  13. ^ PN, Pakistan Navy. "Pakistan Navy: Hydrography". Naval Inter-Service Public Relation (Naval ISPR). Pakistan Navy Department of National Research and Hydrography. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  14. ^ Zahra-Malik, Mehreen; Macfie, Nick (10 January 2017). "Pakistan fires 'first submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile'". Reuters. Islamabad. Reuters Pakistan Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. ^ Tribune, EMEA (7 October 2020). "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi is new chief of Pakistan Navy". EMEA Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi takes charge as new chief of Pakistan Navy.h". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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