Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir (born 4 January, 1949) is the current chief of naval staff of the Pakistan Navy since October 2005. He was commissioned in the Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1970 and saw action in 1971 war. He is one of the pioneers of Naval Aviation and saw it progressing since 1973. He specializes in anti-submarine warfare. He is a graduate of Joint Services Staff College and National Defence College, Islamabad. He took over the command of Pakistan Navy from Admiral Shahid Karimullah, who was due to retire in October 2005.^[1] Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Pakistan Navy jack Branches of Service Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy Pakistan Coast Guard Pakistan Paramilitary Forces Leadership Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Ehsan ul Haq Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Ahmed Chief of Naval Staff... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Sam Manekshaw J.S. Aurora A. A. K. Niazi Strength 500,000+ troops[citation needed] 400,000+ troops[citation needed] Casualties 3,843 killed[1] 9,851 wounded[1] c. ... Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by the navies of the world such as those operated by the United States Navy. ... National Defence University (NDU) is a Pakistani military institution whose origin goes back to the year 1963, when the 1st Army War Course started at the Command and Staff College, Quetta. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد (Meaning Abode of Islam)), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...

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• General Ahsan Saleem Hayat
• General Ehsan ul Haq
• Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed