Pakistan Naval Academy (Manora Cantonment) | military academy

Pakistan / Sind / Karachi / Manora Cantonment
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(Ex- P.N.S. Bahadur)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Naval_Academy
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Coordinates:   24°48'0"N   66°58'17"E

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  • HISTORY At the outset in 1947, when Pakistan born as a sovereign state, the Pakistan Navy had only a few ships. The lack of expertise at that time, left Pakistan Navy with no option but to send its officers, for training to Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in UK. Though the training at Dartmouth was considered beneficial, but our cultural differences and divergent operational requirements compelled us to start our own training in Pakistan, with whatever meagre resources were available. The training for Naval Officers in Pakistan was incepted in 1960 by establishing the Academy on board PNS BABUR, a Dido Class Cruiser of Second World War vintage. In 1965, PNS BABUR was required for operational duties and cadets' training was shifted to a a part of the present premises. By 1970, the officers training needs increased substantially due to own requirements as well as to cater for the training of a large number of officers from brotherly Muslim Countries. This necessitated the establishment of an independent training institution. Hence, in December 1970, Pakistan Naval Academy was commissioned as PNS RAHBAR at Manora. Since then, the Academy is fulfilling primary training requirements of officers of Pakistan Navy and other Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ghana, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya and Oman. Up till now a total of 1912 officers from friendly countries have been trained in PNA. The PNA is the first Armed Forces Academy, which is ISO 9001: 2000 certified.
  • http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/Pna.htm
  • I have marked the position of the old PNA also, this was originally P.N.S Bahadur(sailor training center.)
  • http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/pns-bahadur.htm
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