Maritime Security Agency
| Pakistan Maritime Security Agency | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1 January 1987 — Present (28 years ago) |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Branch |
 Pakistan Navy
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| Type | Coast Guard |
| Size | 5,000 (active duty personnel) |
| Part of |
Pakistan Navy Ministry of Defence |
| Naval Combatant Headquarters (NHQ) | Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan |
| Nickname(s) | PMSA |
| Colours Identification |
Navy blue and White |
| Anniversaries | Navy Day: September 6 |
| Engagements |
1999 Indo-Pakistan war 2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff War on Terror |
| Commanders | |
| Commander |
Rear-Admiral Jamil Akhtar, SI(M) DGeneral of the PMSA |
| Notable commanders |
Admiral Asif Sandila RAdm Tahseenullah Khan |
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (Urdu: سمندری محفوظی ایجنسی; reporting name: PMSA) is a law enforcement service and the one of the six uniform service branch of the Paramilitary command of Pakistan. The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency is operationally tasked with conducting the maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the Pakistan military branches having the maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters). The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency is the executive regulatory agency of the Government of Pakistan operates under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) during peacetime, but it can be transferred to Pakistan Navy by the governmental orders during the time of war.
Adopting the genesis of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea in 1982, the agency was established in 1987 and gained its constitutional status in 1994 after Parliament ratifying the convention. The agency can conduct military operations under the Ministry of Defence and its legal authority differs from the other three armed services of Pakistan. The agency's roles and extends the area of responsibility by protecting the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Pakistan which is up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) in the International waters, and operations in deep sea (including Search and Rescue) maritime safety, security, and stewardship. The agency's executive officer is designated as Director-General (DG) and holds a two-star rank, a Rear-Admiral in the Navy. The current director of the agency is Rear-Admiral Jamil Akhtar SI(M) who took the directorship of the agency in 2015.
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