Angkatan Laut Pakistan

Angkatan Laut Pakistan (PN) adalah seragam militer angkatan laut cabang perang angkatan laut dari Angkatan Bersenjata Pakistan. Presiden Pakistan adalah Panglima Tertinggi Angkatan Laut. Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut Pakistan, adalah seorang laksamana bintang empat memimpin angkatan laut. Angkatan Laut Pakistan beroperasi di Geografi Pakistan di Laut Arab dan Teluk Oman. Angkatan Laut Pakistan didirikan pada bulan Agustus 1947, setelah kemerdekaan Pakistan dari Britania Raya. Tujuan utamanya adalah untuk memastikan pertahanan jalur komunikasi laut Pakistan dan untuk melindungi kepentingan maritim Pakistan dengan melaksanakan kebijakan nasional melalui latihan efek militer, kegiatan diplomatik dan kemanusiaan untuk mendukung tujuan-tujuan ini. 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. The Navy has several components including the Naval Aviation, Marines, and the Maritime Security Agency. 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.