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	Pakistan Military Forces
		Pakistan Navy required a design which would be thoroughly modern, but which will also combine tactical effectiveness with both low purchase cost and low cost of ownership.
		The Pakistan Navy found the Agosta 90B very attractive, since they are familiar with the design and still have a large amount of spares for the original Agosta-class boats, so an order for the Agosta 90B enables them to reduce capital expenditure and devote more money to the submarine systems.
		Pakistan provided 7,000 soldiers for the UN expeditionary force in Somalia and is considering the deployment of 3,000 men in Bosnia as peacekeepers.
	babriet.tripod.com /navy/navy.htm (2093 words)

	Maritime Awareness and Pakistan Navy
		That Pakistan Navy learnt about the outbreak of hostilities in the west through radio news bulletin is sufficient indicator of its place then in the national defence corridors.
		A weak and feeble Pakistan navy could barely prove sufficient before the formidable and well-equipped Indian navy despite some isolated incidents of dauntless courage and fearless resistance that were seen in both theatres of the War.
		In the aftermath of Kargil crisis the Indian Navy's claim that 'it was the strategic deployment of I.N and threat of blockading that would have crippled Pakistan's War fighting potential as well as economy which resulted in averting the War' remains a stark reminder of the perils that lie ahead.
	www.defencejournal.com /2000/mar/maritime.htm (1999 words)

	Defenceindia : News : Pakistan navy aims to bridge gap with India
		Pakistan's navy, striving to expand with Chinese and French technology, said on Wednesday it wanted more ships and submarines to narrow a huge gap in capabilities with India.
		Pakistan, which sells around $100 million worth of weapons and ammunition abroad annually, is also hoping to use the exhibition to boost exports, offering to sell indigenously built missile boats and submarines.
		Naval experts say the gap between the Pakistani and Indian navies was around one to five, and government officials have warned that India's superiority in both spheres was a destabilising factor in the region.
	www.defenceindia.com /13-sep-2k4/news5.html (426 words)

	Pakistan’s Security Concerns and the Navy
		Pakistan’s own ninety-six percent of trade with the outside world is sea borne.
		Over the years, Pakistan Navy’s operational capability has enhanced to levels where it could effectively prevent the Indian Navy from attempting a blockade (an act of war) of Karachi Port during the Kargil crises, when Indian troops were being squeezed in the mountains of Kashmir.
		While India is trying to expand its navy for the projection of power far beyond her borders in order to achieve regional hegemony (the littoral states of the Indian Ocean better watch out), Pakistan’s aim is to achieve a reliable defensive capability.
	www.defencejournal.com /2002/april/navy.htm (1577 words)

	Pakistan Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Pakistan Navy saw no action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 as all the fighting was restricted to Kashmir.
		In 1956 the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was proclaimed under the 1956 constitution.
		PNS Ghazi, Pakistan's flagship submarine during the Bangladesh Liberation War, was sunk in the Bay of Bengal and was a major blow to Pakistan Navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pakistan_Navy (2419 words)

	Pakistan Link Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He said that irrespective of its size, Pakistan Navy was effectively performing its role to protect economic and strategic interests of the country.
		In addition, Pakistan is also going to add another 300,000 sq km of sea area by year 2007 under international law, for which ministry of science and technology has hired international survey firms to complete survey and submit country’s claim to the United Nations.
		He also said that PNS Bahadur is the maritime operation training complex, a premiere institute of Pakistan Navy, where the officers and jawans are trained in all operations and other related ancillary disciplines.
	www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/April04/17/13.html (472 words)

	Pakistan navy re-activates P-3C naval aircraft
		Pakistan navy has re-activated two P-3C Orion long range maritime patrol aircraft, which had been grounded some five years ago due to non-availability of spares from the United States.
		Pakistan Navy is committed to the maritime component of operation 'Enduring Freedom’ and has reiterated its pledge to continue playing an active role in the global war on terrorism, reiterated Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir while speaking at the roll out ceremony.
		The US will provide these planes free of cost to Pakistan but expenses on their modification and up-gradation will be borne from the US military aid package to Pakistan.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Asia/20060913/449770.html (482 words)

	Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
		In this sense, the navy harkens back to memories of the 1965 war and "Operation Dwarka", the navy's first seaborne offensive operation (a naval flotilla attacked the Indian town of Dwarka in an attempt to draw Indian navy ships out where they could be intercepted by the submarine PNS Ghazi).
		In the case of a conventional conflict with India, one of Pakistan's main strategic priorities would be protecting the most critical SLOCs, which for Islamabad are the maritime routes running from Karachi to the Persian Gulf, the Suez Canal, East Africa and the Far East, while quickly delivering devastating blows to India's traffic routes.
		The endurance of the Islamist radicalism and al-Qaeda's presence in the regions bordering Afghanistan is causing tension with Washington and is forcing the administration of President General Pervez Musharraf to reassess its national-security strategy.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/HD28Df01.html (909 words)

	Navy Times - News - More News.
		KARACHI, Pakistan — A week of U.S.-Pakistan naval exercises concluded Wednesday in the Arabian Sea, Pakistan’s navy said in a statement.
		Surface, subsurface and air units from both navies joined in the exercises to enhance military cooperation between two countries and exchange experiences.
		Pakistan is a key ally of the United States in its war on terror, and the exercises came two months after Pakistani and U.S. troops participated in a joint counterterrorism exercise in northwestern Pakistan.
	www.navytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-944532.php (179 words)

	Pakistan- US- CENTCOM
		Immediately after 9/11, Pakistan was prompt in declaring unequivocal support to US in its war against terrorism.
		At sea, Pakistan Navy operations/training were curtailed in order to accommodate and facilitate the operations of US/Coalition Naval Forces.
		In spite of ominous threat on Eastern Border, Pakistan is maintaining a sizeable portion of her strategic forces on Western Border.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /pakistan-uscentcom.htm (903 words)

	Navy - Pakistan Special Weapons Delivery Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The navy's principal combatants in 1994 were six submarines of French origin equipped with United States Harpoon missiles; negotiations with the French for three additional submarines have been reported.
		Although the navy clearly needed to grow, its immediate future was threatened by a reduction in equipment brought about by the Pressler Amendment imposed in 1990.
		The Pakistan Navy had to return four Brooke (Badr)-class and four Garcia (Saif)-class frigates to the United States at the end of their five-year lease.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/pakistan/agency/navy.htm (374 words)

	Pakistan May Acquire German Subs - Pakistani Forces Forum
		He was talking to newsmen at the Naval Headquarters after the change-of-command ceremony in which Admiral Mohammad Afzal Tahir assumed the charge of new Chief of Pakistan Navy.
		He said Pakistan Navy had emerged as an effective instrument of the country’s defence and foreign policies, capable of showing presence in its area of interest.
		He said Pakistan Navy was exploring all options for the acquisition of new submarines to make up for the shortfall in their numbers created by phasing out the old Daphne class submarines and to maintain a credible offensive punch.
	www.pakistaniforces.com /forums/showthread.php?t=49 (1581 words)

	PPF - Details
		Pakistan had most sophisticated earthquake measuring equipment, which could observe earthquake of any intensity any where in the world, forecast of earthquakes and tsunamis could be made.
		He informed that Pakistan Meteorological Department was preparing an early warning system in collaboration with Iran, India, Sri Lanka and other regional countries for forecasting about tropical cyclones in the sea and in the wake of tsunami-catastrophe in Indian sea, it would also take steps towards that direction.
		Agha said no community in Pakistan was "disaster proof" and in order to prevent and lower loss of lives and properties, they should be given awareness and training to meet any emergency.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /useractivitiesdetails.asp?uid=970 (827 words)

	Pakistan navy inducts submarine
		Pakistan on Friday inducted its first locally built Agosta submarine into the navy.
		Named PNS-Saad, the Agosta class 90B submarine, which is capable of firing medium range anti-ship Exocit missiles and torpedoes, was commissioned by President Pervez Musharraf at a ceremony at the southern port of Karachi.
		It is the second submarine of the navy and was built with the help of French engineers at Karachi dock.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/dec/12pak.htm (160 words)

	Pakistan's navy wants greater nuclear role, scholar says Asian Political News - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan's navy, which now has only limited access to the country's nuclear arsenal, wants to play greater role in providing ''second-strike'' capabilities, a scholar and security analyst said Tuesday.
		Pakistan exploded six nuclear devices in May 1998 in response to earlier tests by India and since then has created a strategic armed command responsible for the maintenance and deployment of its strategic weapons arsenal, including missiles and nuclear weapons.
		Agha, author of the book ''Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99,'' noted in her paper the insistence of naval headquarters in getting a role in deployment planning was to prepare the service for a future where the service has its own nuclear weapons.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_May_28/ai_75259034 (377 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Last year, the Pakistan Navy inked a deal with China for four state-of-the-art frigates besides inducting modern Agosta 90b submarines and enhancing the existing fleet of P-3C Orion surveillance aircrafts.
		In 1999, Pakistan Navy inducted the sophisticated modern submarine Agosta 90-B. The submarine ‘Khalid’ was made by French technicians with the assistance of Pakistani workmen in France.
		Currently, the Pakistan Navy is planning the induction of a third Agosta 90-B called ‘Hamza’ later this year.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/June06/19/09.htm (377 words)

	PN war college (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan Navy War College, like any other institution of higher learning, has passed through an evolutionary process.
		Its nascent days started with Pakistan Navy Staff School, which was established at Manora Island Karachi in 1968 to conduct Junior Staff Courses to teach elementary staff work; for regular staff courses, however, officers were sent abroad.
		As the requirement of staff course qualified officers increased with time, Pakistan Navy War College was established in 1971, in a small building in PNS KARSAZ, Shahrae Faisal Karachi.
	www.paknavy.gov.pk /pnsc.htm (579 words)

	Pakistan's Millitary Thread - A Pakistani Forum : Online Discussion Community
		The Scorpenes were sold to the Indian Navy last October by Armaris which was a joint venture between the DCN and Thales, another French defence conglomerate.
		He praised the role Pakistan had played in the anti-terror war and said that professionalism and acumen of Pakistan Navy was critical to the maritime-counter terrorism operation.
		The Indian Navy is ready to undertake joint exercises with its counterparts in Pakistan, as the two countries enjoy an "excellent" bilateral relationship, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash said in Udhagamandalam on Friday.
	www.muziqpakistan.com /board/index.php?showtopic=63445 (3459 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Pakistan to put nukes on subs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Navy officials in Pakistan have said Islamabad plans to put nuclear weapons aboard the country's growing submarine fleet, even as U.S. officials continue to press for a halt in both Pakistan's and India's budding nuclear weapons programs.
		Pakistani navy spokesman Roshan Khayal said the move was being considered because India is also planning to eventually equip its submarine force with similar nuclear-capable weapons.
		Pakistan is also set to sign a contract with Chinese defense industries for the joint production of the Super 7FC-1 fighter.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21822 (897 words)

	Pakistan Navy
		The Pakistan Navy is under command of the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS).
		Apart from this the navy has 17 Destroyers and Frigates including the type-21 frigates purchased from the Royal Navy as replacements for the 8 leased american frigates.
		Due to the Pressler Ammendment Pakistan had to return four Brooke (Badr)-class and four Garcia (Saif)-class frigates to the United States at the end of their five-year lease.
	web.njit.edu /~axz6893/navy.htm (691 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Weeklong U.S.-Pakistan naval exercises begin in Arabian Sea
		KARACHI, Pakistan – U.S. and Pakistani submarines and destroyers met in the Arabian Sea Tuesday for a week of military exercises, a spokesman for the Pakistan Navy said.
		The navies will be focusing on "undersea" and "explosive" warfare and deep water exercises, Capt. Hank Miranda, commander of the U.S. Destroyer Squadron 50, told reporters Monday in southern port city of Karachi.
		Pakistan is a key ally of Washington in its war on terror, and the exercises, called Inspired Siren, came two months after Pakistani and U.S. troops participated in a joint counterterrorism exercise in northwestern Pakistan.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050621-0151-pakistan-us-navy.html (279 words)

	Pakistan Armed Forces (Acting in Aid of the Civil Power) Ordinance - XII of 1998
		Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 (Act VI of 1953) and Pakistan Navy Ordinance 1961 (Ordinance XXX of 1961).
		For the trial offences under this Ordinance procedure provided in the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 and Pakistan Navy Ordinance act 1961, and the rules made thereunder shall apply.
		The investigation for all offences specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act'V of 1898), and, in appropriate cases the same way be supervised by the Armed Forces, under the direction of Federal Government.
	www.pakistani.org /pakistan/legislation/1998/ord_XII.html (949 words)

	Pakistani Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/navy-intro.htm is the statement that in 1956 the "PN jack and Pakistan flag replaced the Queen's colour and the white ensign respectively." This indicates that the flag provided by Martin, for a while at least, served as the Pakistan Navy's ceremonial color.
		Blue flag with the white emblem of the Navy near the hoist and four white five- pointed stars in the fly, 2 and 2.
		A blue swallow-tailed triangular pennant, the emblem of the Navy near the hoist and a white five-pointed star in fly.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pk~nav.html (512 words)

	Pakistan Navy to meet challenges of new millennium: Admiral Aziz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP): The New Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza on Oct. 6, 1999 vowed to further strengthen the Pakistan Navy to meet the challenges of the new millennium, besides consolidating on the projects underway.
		Admiral Mirza said that he would strive to maintain operational readiness at all times which was the primary role of the Navy as a fighting force.
		He said, "Commanding the Navy is the ultimate aim of any naval officer and I bow my head in gratitude towards Almighty Allah for having bestowed upon me this unique honor.
	www.fas.org /news/pakistan/1999/991007-pak-navy.htm (536 words)

	PaKistan Society - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Counseling techniques; inpatient, outpatient and community-based detoxification and social, emotional, physical and vocational rehabilitation methodology; information, education and communication strategies as well as family participation, self-help and community intervention programs were developed, modified and updated to cater the needs of local service users.
		The PS is best known for launching and managing the first newspaper of its kind in Pakistan for disseminating information on AIDS and Addictions, providing means of livelihood for recovering drug users, raising drug-related issues and helping individuals and organizations in their pursuit for drug/AIDS prevention.
		In 1989, the volunteers of PS ventured the first country-wide long march of its kind in Pakistan to build public awareness on drugs in the four provinces of the country and the federal capital.
	www.pakistansociety.org /about_pak.htm (765 words)

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