Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Navy
پاکستان بحریہ
	Crest of Pakistan Navy
Founded	14 August 1947; (76 years, 5 months ago)
Country	Pakistan
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare; Maritime security; Coastal defence; Second-strike capability;
Size	50,000 active-duty personnel; 50,000 reserve force; 18,000 Marines; 4,000 Maritime Security Agency; 2,800 civilian personnel; 200 ships and 87 aircraft;
Part of	Pakistan Armed Forces
Headquarters	Naval 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!); (Qur'an, 3:173)
Colours
Anniversaries	Navy Day: 8 September
Fleet	10+6 Frigates ; 6+6 Corvettes ; 5+8 Submarines ; 65+20 Patrol Craft ; 6 Replenishment ships ; 3 Mine countermeasure ; 2 Research & Survey Vessels ; 2 Support Ships
Engagements	See list: Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Bangladesh Liberation War; Kargil War in 1999; Indo-Pakistani standoff in 2001; Indo-Pakistani standoff in 2008; Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes; Conflict in Arab world First Persian Gulf War; Blockade of Yemen; Pakistan Armed Forces deployments in Saudi Arabia; War in Afghanistan NATO logistics in the Afghan War; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021); Somali Civil War Operation United Shield; Operation Restore Hope; Sri Lankan Civil War Military assistance to Sri Lanka; War on Terror War in Afghanistan (2001–2021); War in North-West Pakistan; Balochistan insurgency; Operations Near the Horn of Africa; UN Peacekeeping missions 2004 Tsunami relief operations; Operation Madad; ;
Website	paknavy.gov.pk
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Arif Alvi
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff	General Sahir Shamshad Mirza
Chief of the Naval Staff	Adm. Naveed Ashraf
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff	V/Adm. Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami
Insignia
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Ensign
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Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Harbin Z-9; Alouette III; Mil Mi-14; Westland Sea King
Patrol	ATR-72-500; Fokker F27-2000; Lockheed P-3C Orion; Embraer Lineage 1000
Reconnaissance	GIDS Uqab; EMT Luna X; Hawker 850XP
Transport	ATR 72-500; Fokker F27-2000

The Pakistan Navy (PN) (Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ; romanized: Pākistān Bahrí'a; pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn baɦɽia]) is the uniform naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The President of Pakistan is the Supreme Commander of the Navy. 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.

Its primary objective is to ensure the defence of the sea lines of communication of Pakistan and to safeguard Pakistan's maritime interests by executing national policies through the exercise of military effect, diplomatic and humanitarian activities in support of these objectives. 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 privacy off the coasts.

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.^: 88 The Navy has several components including the Naval Aviation, Marines, and the Maritime Security Agency (a coast guard). 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.

Pakistan Navy is second largest Navy of the Muslim world after Turkish Navy.

The Navy is commanded by the Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, 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. Admiral Naveed Ashraf is the 23rd Chief of the Pakistan Navy, taking charge after Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi.

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