*KARACHI: Rear Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi took over the command asCommander Coast in an impressive Change of Command Ceremony held at PNSQASIM Karachi.*
Vice Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani handed over the command to Rear AdmiralFaisal Rasul Lodhi.
Rear Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi was commissioned in Operations Branch ofPakistan Navy in 1986. He has a distinguished career with wide-rangingCommand and Staff appointments.
His major command appointments include Commanding Officer PNS TARIQ,Director of Pakistan Navy Tactical School. Whereas his major Staffappointments include Fleet Operations Officer &Chief Staff Officer toCommander Pakistan Fleet at Karachi, Director Naval Warfare & OperationalPlans, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary andDeputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) at Naval Headquarters, Islamabad.Prior to assuming the duties as Commander Coast, the Admiral was serving asFlag Officer Sea Training at Karachi.
The Admiral is graduate of Pakistan Navy War College Lahore, Naval StaffCollege Philippines, Royal College of Defence Studies United Kingdom andNational Defence University Islamabad.
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In recognition of his meritorious services, the Admiral was awardedHilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) by the Government of Pakistan
On assumption of Command, the newly appointed Commander Coast was presentedthe Guard of Honour and was introduced to the Commanding Officers of unitsunder command.
The Change of Command ceremony was attended by a large number of PakistanNavy officers and sailors. Commander Coast is the overall Commander of allunits and establishments of Pakistan Navy along the coastal belt and creeksareas who also heads Special Service Group (Navy) and Pak Marines.
