The PNS Zafar, or Naval Base Zafar is a naval base located in the vicinity of the Navy NHQ in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1][2] Commissioned in 1974, it serves as a headquarter of the Northern Command of the Pakistan Navy.[3][4]

The PNS Zafar is a namesake of Commander Zafar Mohammad, the commanding officer of the PNS Ghazi in 1971, and is a logistics depot all Pakistan Navy personnel stationed at Islamabad.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Admiral Zakaullah assumes command of Pakistan Navy— Abb Takk News". abbtakk.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Capital Development Authority". www.cda.gov.pk. Capital Development Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Their Name Liveth for Ever More « PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. pakdef.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Navy ISPR, Introduction. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Karim, Afsir (1996). Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 9781897829233. Retrieved 17 November 2016.


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