PNS Akram

PNS Akram (Urdu: پایگاه بحریہ اکرم) is a naval base located in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan.^[1] Established in 1983 and commissioned as PNS Akram in 1987, it serves as the forward operating base for the Pakistan Navy and acts as a military depot for all naval personnel stationed as part of the Western Command.^[2] It is namesake in the honor and memory of Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan, and is the first naval base to be established on the Makran Coast of Balochistan.^[3]