Naval Intelligence of Pakistan

Naval Intelligence
overview
Formed	1960
Jurisdiction	Pakistan Navy
Headquarters	Rawalpindi, Punjab Province
Employees	Highly classified
executive	RAdm Shah Sohail Masood, Director-General
Parent department	Ministry of Defense (Government of Pakistan)
Parent	Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)

The Directorate for the Naval Intelligence of Pakistan, abbreviated as NI, is a staff naval corps and naval intelligence directorate of Pakistan Navy, headquartered in Rawalpindi, Punjab. The NI directly reports to Chief of Naval Staff, and is subordinated to the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan.^[1] The NI is mandate and tasked with gathering naval intelligence and providing the information to Pakistan Defence Forces at large with the naval intelligence picture. The NI provides warning of war or terrorism from the sea; instructs and trains the Sea Corps' (Pakistan Marines, Naval Special Forices) on areas related to field intelligence, intelligence-related human resources, and hydrography; and coordinates between the Sea Corps and other elements in the Intelligence Community.

References

1. ^ Abbasi, Ansar (November 27, 2010). "DG Naval Intelligence ready to spill the beans" (in English). News International' (Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory: The News Intelligence Unit): pp. 1. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=2161&Cat=13. Retrieved 2011.