Admiral Asif Sandila: Pakistan Navy ready to foil any threat

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Muhammad Anis | The News

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila Tuesday has said that Pakistan Navy is ready to meet any challenges and working on plans to further enhance combat potential of the naval force within limited resources.

“We are keeping our eyes and ears open to any misadventure and to emerging challenges in the region,” the naval chief said while talking to newsmen here at Naval Headquarters. At the same time, the naval chief said that Gwadar Port is vital to give a boost to country’s economy.

Earlier, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Hassham said that unrest in Balochistan is cause of concern not only for the nation and also for Pakistan Navy. He said that increasing US-India nexus was posing new challenges in the region. He said that challenges for Pakistan Navy would increase in view of

India’s plan to become biggest blue waters Navy by equipping its Navy with 50 warships, 22 conventional and five nuclear submarines in the next 10 to 15 years. It would also dimensions of new security outlook.

The senior naval official said the new National Maritime Policy has been approved by the Ministry of Defence and is processed to the government for final nod. He said the existing submarine is insufficient in view of 7,500 kilometres long Indian coastline.

He informed the audience that Pakistan Navy this year receives 9/6% share from the total defence budget. To a question, he admitted that there were some loopholes in security of Mehran Base, Karachi but following the incident some foolproof security arrangements had been made at all the basis.

He said Pakistan is paying $4.5 billion annually to foreign ship companies for sea freight service and the same foreign exchange could be saved if proper attention is paid.

 

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Muhammad Anis | The News

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila Tuesday has said that Pakistan Navy is ready to meet any challenges and working on plans to further enhance combat potential of the naval force within limited resources.

“We are keeping our eyes and ears open to any misadventure and to emerging challenges in the region,” the naval chief said while talking to newsmen here at Naval Headquarters. At the same time, the naval chief said that Gwadar Port is vital to give a boost to country’s economy.

Earlier, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Hassham said that unrest in Balochistan is cause of concern not only for the nation and also for Pakistan Navy. He said that increasing US-India nexus was posing new challenges in the region. He said that challenges for Pakistan Navy would increase in view of

India’s plan to become biggest blue waters Navy by equipping its Navy with 50 warships, 22 conventional and five nuclear submarines in the next 10 to 15 years. It would also dimensions of new security outlook.

The senior naval official said the new National Maritime Policy has been approved by the Ministry of Defence and is processed to the government for final nod. He said the existing submarine is insufficient in view of 7,500 kilometres long Indian coastline.

He informed the audience that Pakistan Navy this year receives 9/6% share from the total defence budget. To a question, he admitted that there were some loopholes in security of Mehran Base, Karachi but following the incident some foolproof security arrangements had been made at all the basis.

He said Pakistan is paying $4.5 billion annually to foreign ship companies for sea freight service and the same foreign exchange could be saved if proper attention is paid.

I think it means 9.6%, and the other thing he is pointing it out is that we should strengthen PNSC so that we save $4.5 billion, which could be diverted towards naval ship buying process, well thats a very far fetched approached, because our seaborne trade is far far greater than the PNSC can handle even in the mid term, even if it expands its fleet.
But even if this approach is started on a medium scale it can have a positive long term effect on the naval shipbuilding as well besides saving valuable $$. But the economy have to be revived and tax to gdp ratio have to be increased for some serious defense building.