PNS Akram explained

PNS Akram (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پایگاه بحریہ اکرم) is a naval base located in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan.^[1] Established in 1983 and commissioned as PNS Akram 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]

External links

• Web site: Navy ISPR. Pakistan Navy Official Website. www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029192738/http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/chron_history.html. 2016-10-29.
• News: Mallick. Tauseef Razi. Camp Gwadar: Diary of an 'embedded' journalist. 18 November 2016. DAWN.COM. Dawn newspapers. Dawn newspapers, T.R. Mallick. 4 April 2016.

Notes and References

1. Book: Karim. Afsir. Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. 1996. Lancer Publishers. 9781897829233. 18 November 2016. en.
2. Web site: Navy ISPR. Pakistan Navy Official Website. www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029192738/http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/chron_history.html. 2016-10-29.
3. Web site: Usman. Tariq. Their Name Liveth for Ever More«PakDef Military Consortium. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081756/http://pakdef.org/their-name-liveth-for-ever-more/. dead. September 11, 2018. pakdef.org. Pakistan Military Consortium. 18 November 2016. 2004.