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An order of firing off the [[Torpedo|torpedo]] was issued but the [[SX-404-class submarine|''SX-404-class'']] failed to struck the Indian Navy's [[Petya-class frigate|''Petya-class'']] frigates; the Indian Navy's flotilla, unaware of being spied and watched on, passed through safely, which he called the captains of the [[Petya-class frigate|''Petya-class'']] as the "lucky ones."<ref name="Roli Books Private Limited, Cardozo"/> After the war, [[Commander (naval)|Commander]] Naqvi served as a [[Special Service Group (Navy)#SEALs Teams in the Special Services Group (SSGN)|Navy SEAL]] instructor at the [[PNS Iqbal|Naval Base Iqbal]] in the [[Karachi coast]], eventually serving as commanding officer of the [[SX-404-class submarine|''SX-404-class'']] and overseeing its phasing out from the Navy in the 1990s.{{rp|343}}<ref name="PN Book Club Publication, R-Adm. Shah">{{cite book |last1=Shah |first1=Mian Zahir |title=Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy |publisher=PN Book Club Publication |isbn=978-969-8318-03-1 |pages=487 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?ppis=_c&id=goDfAAAAMAAJ&dq=STH+Naqvi+Navy&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=STH+Naqvi |accessdate=1 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 1991–93, he was appointed as [[Military attaché|military attaché]] at the [[List of diplomatic missions of Pakistan|Pakistan Embassy]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].{{rp|21}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Japan Directory |date=1992 |publisher=Japan Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOCGAAAAIAAJ&q=STH+Naqvi+Special+Service&dq=STH+Naqvi+Special+Service&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp-OqK35PmAhVbPn0KHc3gDYEQ6AEwB3oECAcQAg |accessdate=1 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
An order of firing off the [[Torpedo|torpedo]] was issued but the [[SX-404-class submarine|''SX-404-class'']] failed to struck the Indian Navy's [[Petya-class frigate|''Petya-class'']] frigates; the Indian Navy's flotilla, unaware of being spied and watched on, passed through safely, which he called the captains of the [[Petya-class frigate|''Petya-class'']] as the "lucky ones."<ref name="Roli Books Private Limited, Cardozo"/> After the war, [[Commander (naval)|Commander]] Naqvi served as a [[Special Service Group (Navy)#SEALs Teams in the Special Services Group (SSGN)|Navy SEAL]] instructor at the [[PNS Iqbal|Naval Base Iqbal]] in the [[Karachi coast]], eventually serving as commanding officer of the [[SX-404-class submarine|''SX-404-class'']] and overseeing its phasing out from the Navy in the 1990s.{{rp|343}}<ref name="PN Book Club Publication, R-Adm. Shah">{{cite book |last1=Shah |first1=Mian Zahir |title=Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy |publisher=PN Book Club Publication |isbn=978-969-8318-03-1 |pages=487 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?ppis=_c&id=goDfAAAAMAAJ&dq=STH+Naqvi+Navy&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=STH+Naqvi |accessdate=1 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 1991–93, he was appointed as [[Military attaché|military attaché]] at the [[List of diplomatic missions of Pakistan|Pakistan Embassy]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].{{rp|21}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Japan Directory |date=1992 |publisher=Japan Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOCGAAAAIAAJ&q=STH+Naqvi+Special+Service&dq=STH+Naqvi+Special+Service&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp-OqK35PmAhVbPn0KHc3gDYEQ6AEwB3oECAcQAg |accessdate=1 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1993–94, [[Rear-Admiral]] Naqvi was assigned to join the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]]'s [[Bainazir Bhuttoo Government|administration]], eventually taking an assignment as Additional Secretary at the Defense Division of the [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Ministry of Defense]].{{rp|219}}<ref name="Springer, Siddiqa-Agha">{{cite book |last1=Siddiqa-Agha |first1=A. |title=Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy |date=2001 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-51352-5 |pages=216 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=beJ8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA219&dq=admiral+tauqir+Naqvi&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk-Yjh3ZPmAhUYJzQIHVcBCGQQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=admiral%20tauqir%20Naqvi&f=false |accessdate=1 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


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S. Tauquir H. Naqvi
Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
In office
11 June 2000 – 11 May 2007
Preceded byVice-Admiral S.V. Naqvi
Succeeded byVice-Admiral A.U. Khan
Personal details
Born
Syed Tauqir Hussain Naqvi

British India
(Present day, India and Pakistan)
Citizenship Pakistan
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteFacebook page
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1960–2000
RankVice-Admiral
UnitExecutive Branch
CommandsDG Joint Trig at JS HQ
DG Naval Intelligence (DGNI)
Special Service Group (Navy)
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz (military)
Sitara-e-Basalat

Vice-Admiral S. Tauqir H. Naqvi (HI(m), SBt, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, politician, and a diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC)[1] from 2000 until 2007.

Biography

Naqvi joined the Pakistan Navy in 1960 whose career mostly spent in the Navy SEALs Teams of the Special Service Group of the Pakistan Navy, having helped in preparing a documentary on SEALs.[2] His military training as a military diver comes from the United States Navy SEALs after 1965.: 280 [3]

He served in the second war in 1965 and Western front of third war with India in 1971, having commanding the SX-404-class submarine as a Lieutenant-Commander.[4] In 1971, Lt-Cdr. Naqvi successfully spied on Indian Navy's movement, notably the INS Kiltan (P79) and INS Katchall (P81).[4]

An order of firing off the torpedo was issued but the SX-404-class failed to struck the Indian Navy's Petya-class frigates; the Indian Navy's flotilla, unaware of being spied and watched on, passed through safely, which he called the captains of the Petya-class as the "lucky ones."[4] After the war, Commander Naqvi served as a Navy SEAL instructor at the Naval Base Iqbal in the Karachi coast, eventually serving as commanding officer of the SX-404-class and overseeing its phasing out from the Navy in the 1990s.: 343 [5] In 1991–93, he was appointed as military attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.: 21 [6]

In 1993–94, Rear-Admiral Naqvi was assigned to join the Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's administration, eventually taking an assignment as Additional Secretary at the Defense Division of the Ministry of Defense.: 219 [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cost of Conflict Between India and Pakistan. Strategic Foresight Group. 2004. p. 37. ISBN 9788188262045.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Navy Seals SSG Commandos Short Documentary Sarbakaf New Video 2017 YouTube". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ Shah, Mian Zahir (2001). Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy (1st ed.). PN Book Club Publication. ISBN 978-969-8318-03-1.
  4. ^ a b c Cardozo, Major General Ian (2006). "§The Lucky Captain". The Sinking of INS Khukri: Survivor's Stories (google books). Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-099-9. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. ^ Shah, Mian Zahir. Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy (1st ed.). PN Book Club Publication. p. 487. ISBN 978-969-8318-03-1. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. ^ Japan Directory. Japan Press. 1992. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ Siddiqa-Agha, A. (2001). Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy. Springer. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-230-51352-5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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