KARACHI: The Annual Award Ceremony of Pakistan Navy Logistics Command washeld at PN Dockyard, today. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar MahmoodAbbasi was the chief guest on the occasion.
Annual Award Ceremony is held at the end of every year to review overallperformance of the units under the command and to acknowledge their effortsin successful completion of various projects.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief of the Naval Staff lauded the professionalacumen of the Logistics command of Pakistan Navy for undertaking all theprofessional tasks with utmost excellence.
The operational readiness of PN Fleet and its participation in variousexercises during 2017 speaks volume of the efforts of Pakistan NavyLogistics Command, he added.
The Naval Chief emphasized that whenever a nation relies on foreign aid,the urge to attain self reliance tends to fade away. Our desire to achieveself sufficiency is fully alive and our endeavours towards self relianceand indigenization bear testimony to national pride and manifest ourdedication towards service.
Admiral Abbasi further said that despite external pressures, we need totackle our internal affairs judiciously and move forward with a positiveapproach. He said that we are a resilient nation. Our Armed forces arefully geared up to meet internal and external threats and challenges.
The Admiral underscored that a modern and strong Navy is not only needed tokeep our homeland safe but also to ensure regional maritime stability. Tomake Pakistan Navy a modern and potent force, induction of new platforms inPN Fleet and technical capability to maintain and upgrade them is assignificant as availability of skilled and professional manpower.
In this regard, Pakistan Navy has acquired new platforms equipped withlatest technology to further strengthen its offensive punch. The NavalChief stated that besides modernizing PN Fleet; Pakistan Navy is cognizantto equip its human resource with best training and introduce them toemerging technologies.
Skilled and adept human resource is our asset and we are proud of our men.Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi emphasized that following the goldenprinciples of Islam as guiding lights in our professional and personallife, we will take Pakistan Navy to the new horizons of capability,capacity and readiness.
Earlier in his welcome address, Commander Logistics Rear Admiral SajidWazir Khan highlighted salient accomplishments of the command during 2017.
Later the Chief Guest gave away awards to best units and personnel fortheir remarkable performance and achievements.