Coastal Command (Pakistan)

{{Short description|Pakistan Navy establishment in Karachi}}

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Pakistan Marines
Special Service Group
CTS Coastal
NPM Coastal

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| current_commander = R/ADM Faisal Amin HI(M)

since 24 October 2024

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Coastal Command is a coastal defence and fortification command of the Pakistan Navy, operating under the authority of a two-star rear admiral or a three-star vice admiral Commander Coast (COMCOAST). It manages maritime and all creek coastal areas in the country. It is one of the seven component commands of the navy with offices in Karachi. It is tasked with conducting defensive measures for maintaining and operating ports, harbour, and ground-based air defence of the navy, in addition to providing logistics support to naval fleet, and the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) units, a coastal guard branch of the navy.

Also responsible for the national security and maritime environment, including sea projects of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure,

it is commanded by a Vice Admiral known as Commander Coast.{{cite web | last=Niaz | first=Tahir | title=Pak Navy Coastal Command gears up to overcome CPEC challenges | website=The Nation | date=2020-07-04 | url=https://nation.com.pk/04-Jul-2020/pak-navy-coastal-command-gears-up-to-overcome-cpec-challenges | access-date=2021-09-20}}{{cite web | title=New Comkar, Comcoast take charge | website=DAWN.COM | date=2020-10-20 | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1585928 | access-date=2021-09-20}} Coastal Command is the countrywide authority of all naval units and establishments, including{{cite web | title=Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan | website=Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=5489 | access-date=2021-09-20}} the Western Command, the Pakistan Marines, Special Service Group, CTS Coastal and NPM Coastal among others.{{cite web | title=Admin authorities | website=paknavy.gov.pk | url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/admin_Authorities.html | access-date=2021-09-19}}{{cite web | title=Field Commands: COMCOAST | url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/comcoast.html | access-date=2024-01-02| website=Pakistan Navy}}

Its first commander was Vice Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bahria.edu.pk/ncmpr/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IDEA-2018-Proceedings-summary.docx |title= International defence exhibition and seminar 2018 |website=bahria.edu.pk |access-date=2021-09-19}}