| PNS Qasim | |
|---|---|
| Part of Pakistan Defence Forces | |
| Manora Island, Karachi, Sindh Province. | |
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 PNS Qasim Insignia | |
| Coordinates | 24°47′24″N 66°58′47″E / 24.79000°N 66.97972°E |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Pakistan Defence Forces |
| Controlled by | Pakistan Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 (44 years ago) |
| In use | 1966 - Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | VDAM Raja Rab Nawaz, PM |
| Past commanders | Admiral Mohammad Shariff, PN Commander M. Obaidullah, PN |
| Occupants | Special Service Group Navy (SSG[N]) Pakistan Marines (PM) |
The PNS Qasim (also known as Marines Base Qasim) is a major marines base that serves as the headquarter of the Pakistan Marines for their administrative, operational and logistic requirements.[1][2] PNS Qasim, the garrison of Pakistan Marines, is served as the logistic base for the Marines which is responsible for general administration and naval/military logistics requirements. The Pakistan Marines Corps structure is composed of five segments, and the PNS Qasim is part of the Eastern Naval Command of Pakistan Navy. The base is named after the legendary Muslim Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim who conquered Daybul and the coastal areas of Sindh around 712 CE.[3]
- ^ "Components of Pakistan Marines" (html). 2002. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ PNS Qasim
- ^ Port Qasim - its potential as free trade & industrial zone, by Jamil A. Siddiqui in June 1991 issue of Economic Review