PNS Iqbal

The PNS Iqbal (also known as Naval Base Iqbal ) is the naval base that serves as the training and operating headquarters of the Navy Special Service Group, having been established in 1966 at the Karachi coast in Sindh in Pakistan.[1]: 280 [2]

PNS Iqbal
Karachi, Sindh
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Pakistan Navy
Site history
In use1966 – present
Garrison information
GarrisonNaval Strategic Forces Command

Besides serving as the headquarter of the Navy Special Service Group, the PNS Iqbal is a submarine base for the Cosmos-class submarine, and served as a submarine base since its establishment in 1968.[3]: 286 [4]: 78 [5]

In 1991, the PNS Iqbal served as the operation base for the Pakistan Marines when the 1st Marines Battalion was established before the Marines were relocated at Qasim Fort located in the Qasim Marines Base in Karachi coast.: 584 [6]

References
  1. Navy ISPR. "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. Shah, Mian Zahir (2001). Bubbles of Water: Or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy. PN Book Club Publication. ISBN 9789698318031. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "PNS Iqbal". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. Hiranandani, G. M. (2000). Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 9781897829721. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. Sharma, Rajeev (1999). Pak Proxy War: A Story of Isi Bin Laden and Kargil. Kaveri Book Service. ISBN 9788174790354.
  6. Jane, Frederick Thomas (2010). Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. ISBN 9780710629203.

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