The History Of Pakistan Navy

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INTRODUCTION
1. Pakistan Navy is a four dimensional force of Pakistan, but was neglected due to unawareness of political think tanks of Pakistan regarding the geopolitical importance of Pakistani coastal belt and the due role of Pakistan Navy in its best utilization. Pakistan navy nowadays is going through major and effective changes in order to rise as a regional force. Since the birth of Pakistan, Navy has proved its effectiveness and efficiency at all times.
2. Pakistan Navy has a defined mission and Vision to defend its Exclusive Economic Zone, offshore economic resources, Sea Lines of Communication and to protect its merchant fleet which is important for the trade of Pakistan, as most of the trade of Pakistan is through the sea. In this regard Pakistan Navy has undergone resources development and improved its tactics and strategies. Pakistan Navy has emerged as major stakeholder in maintaining regional maritime security in the upcoming years being a vigilant and capable naval force.
3. The risk of a blockade has remained vital point of consideration to the PN strategic thinking. Pakistan learnt this lesson from the devastation of the 1971 war, when despite the PN placing its surface fleet along Pakistan shores in attempt to deny Indian naval forces, Indian missile boats were able to hit Karachi. But this was not seen, so much as a letdown of the sea denial strategy, as it was interpreted to be a case of insufficient resources in protecting Pakistan coast. Since then, Pakistan has placed a special importance on mounting maritime reconnaissance and sub-surface warfare proficiency to alleviate the threat of a blockade off Karachi.
DENYING IN STATISTICAL LEAD
4. Every single procurement of the PN seems in pursuit of one dominant...

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...t coming over to western countries, UK-Pak relations are not so much deep and strong. Pakistan needs to improve in its research and development sector. Indigenous development should be enhanced in defence sector and appreciated, even it is done with the cooperation of china. Pakistan Navy gets the least share in the defence budget, which needs to be revised as PN requires more budget for future platform development and maintenance of current platforms
26. 95% of Pakistan’s trade is through sea and almost all energy imports are through the sea, therefore to keep them running smoothly without any interference resources needed to be generated for a more robust Navy which is responsible maritime security. Pakistan Navy needs sub surface platforms with nuclear capability to balance IN undersea supremacy and it is in the best interest of peace and security in South Asia.

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