The Naval Headquarters, also known as the Navy NHQ, is the direct reporting and the command post of the

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, currently stationed in

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, Pakistan.

History

In 1859, the British

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established its first command post in Manora Fort when

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Thomas Maitland from HMS ''Wellesley'' succeeded in capturing most of the southern region of British India, which now is modern-day

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. In 1864, the Gen. Charles James Napier had built city's one of first Church and the first Lighthouse in 1888. On 14 August 1947,

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James Wilfred decided to move the command post from Monora Island to Mules Mansion in

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– nation's first capital. Based in Mules Mansion in Karachi, the Navy's NHQ faced many problems relating to strategic communication with the Air Force HQ (in

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at that time) and the Army GHQ (then in

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), operational planning, and execution that resulted in military's overall performance failure in 1971. Recommendations accepted from the report of the War Enquiry Commission, the Navy's NHQ was shifted

to provide coordination with the Army's GHQ on 15 March 1975. Initially, Navy's NHQ was housed in a government secretariat building

but later built its own headquarter buildings in Islamabad.

Secretariat

The Pakistan Navy's NHQ is a command post of the Pakistan Navy where the secretariat of the Chief of the Naval Staff functions to ensure the ceremonial and operational command of the navy. There are three chief of staff branches that composed of multiple offices to oversee the administrative operations of the navy. In fact, the Navy's NHQ functions exactly on similar protocol of Army GHQ. Each of the navy's branches and the deputy chiefs of naval staff of the administrative branches works under the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (CGS). The vice chief of naval staff, who usually heads the Navy's NHQ Staff, reports directly to chief of naval staff on daily routine basis.

Branches of the Pakistan Navy

There are three high staff level branches of the Pakistan Navy that are headed by the vice-admirals and multiple administrative branches that are commanded by the deputy chiefs of naval staff who are ranked at the rear-admirals. The Chief of Navy Staff Secretariat is not considered as a part of the navy branch but functions separately as an office of the chief of navy staff.

References

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* Pakistan Navy Organisations based in Islamabad Military headquarters in Pakistan

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History

Secretariat

Branches of the Pakistan Navy

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