PNS Akram

PNS Akram (Urdu: پایگاه بحریہ اکرم‎) is a naval base located in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] Established in 1987, it serves as the forward operating base for the Pakistan Navy and acts as a military depot for all naval personnel stationed as part of the Western Command.[2] It is namesake in the honor and in memory of Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan, and is the first naval base to be established on the Makran Coast of Balochistan.[3]

Resources

Karim, Afsir. Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 9781897829233. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
Navy ISPR. "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29.
Usman, Tariq (2004). "Their Name Liveth for Ever More«PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. Pakistan Military Consortium. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

External links

Navy ISPR. "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29.
Mallick, Tauseef Razi (4 April 2016). "Camp Gwadar: Diary of an 'embedded' journalist". DAWN.COM. Dawn newspapers, T.R. Mallick. Dawn newspapers. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

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Leadership	Commander-in-Chief President of Pakistan Chief Executive Prime Minister of Pakistan Minister of Defense Secretary of Defense Minister for Defense Production Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of Army Staff Chief of Air Staff Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Marines Staff Parliament of Pakistan Senate Committee on Defense
Organization	Inter-Services Intelligence Public Relations Selection Board National Command Authority
Military history	Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts 1947 1965 1971 Siachen conflict 1999 Arab–Israeli conflict 1967 Israeli-Arab war 1973 Israeli-Arab war Jordan-Palestine Liberation Organization conflict Omani Civil War First Gulf War Yemeni crisis Bosnian War War on Terror Bangladesh Liberation War Baloch insurgency in 1970s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia seizure War in North-West Pakistan Piracy off the coast of Somalia Piracy off the coast of Venezuela Afghan wars and conflicts Soviet war in Afghanistan 1989-92 1992-96 1996-2001 2001–present Foreign deployments of the Pakistan Armed Forces Involvement in UN peacekeeping missions Martial law
Personnel	Armed Forces Band Awards and decorations Ranks and insignia Air Force Army Navy
Defense industry	Air Weapons Complex Defense Science and Technology Organization Heavy Industries Taxila Institute of Optronics Integrated Dynamics Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd. National Development Complex National Engineering and Scientific Commission Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Pakistan Ordnance Factories Wah Metallurgical Laboratory
Business interests	Defense Housing Authority Air Force Housing Navy Housing Military Bank, Ltd. Eagle Foundation Sailors Foundation Soldiers Foundation Military Group of Companies
Related	Criticism Gang of Four Establishment Khyber Border Coordination Center Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces
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