24°47′24″N 66°58′47″E / 24.79000°N 66.97972°E
| PNS Qasim | |
|---|---|
 Badge of PMS Qasim | |
| Active | 1990 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Navy |
| Type | Naval Base |
| Garrison/HQ | Manora Island, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nickname(s) | QASIM |
The Pakistan Navy Station Qasim (reporting name: PNS Qasim), is a naval base located in Manora Island, off the Karachi coast in Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
While serving as a military logistics base for the Pakistan Marines, PNS Qasim also provides initial military training to Pakistan Marines, a maritime land warfare branch of the Pakistan Navy. The base is named after the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim who conquered Daybul and the coastal areas of Sindh around 712 CE.[2]
- ^ "Components of Pakistan Marines" (html). 2002. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Port Qasim - its potential as free trade & industrial zone, by Jamil A. Siddiqui in June 1991 issue of Economic Review