LAHORE – The convocation ceremony of 47th Pakistan Navy Staff Course washeld at Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore on Thursday.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi graced the ceremonyas chief guest and conferred Master’s degrees in War Studies (Maritime) on44 graduates from Pakistan Navy, four each from Pakistan Army and Air forceand 28 officers from friendly countries, including Bahrain, Bangladesh,China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar,Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri-Lanka, Sudan and UAE.

Addressing the ceremony, CNS Zafar Mahmood Abbasi appreciated the trainingstandards of Pakistan Navy War College and congratulated the graduatingofficers. He extended special compliments to the officers from friendlycountries who added diversity and unique perspective to the course.

The Naval Chief said that Pakistan Navy will now have 28 more Ambassadorsand friends, spread across the world. He advised the graduating officers towork hard, adopt right attitude in life and besides attaining highestprofessional skills, nurture their character on morality and righteousness.

Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi also shed light on complex and volatileregional and extra-regional security situation. “We are facing anadversary; whose zealous ambitions are being propped up with a desire toadopt the role of “net security provider’ in the region. Pakistan is apeace loving country and seeks harmonious and peaceful co-existence withall countries. However, we cannot be oblivious to the threats to oursovereignty and national security.”

Earlier in his welcome address, Commandant PN War College, Rear AdmiralNaveed Ahmed Rizvi presented the qualifying graduates to the chief guest.The Commandant also summarized the professional and academic activities inwhich the graduating officers were imparted skills during the course.

The ceremony was attended by distinguished civilian guests and seniorofficers of the Armed Forces of Pakistan.