President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday conferred the insignia of Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) upon Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf.
The president decorated the Naval Chief with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) award in recognition of his meritorious services at a special ceremony held here at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, and Services chiefs attended the ceremony.
Earlier, Admiral Naveed Ashraf took charge as Chief of Naval Staff last week to replace his predecessor Amjad Khan Niazi at a change of command ceremony held in Islamabad.
As Admiral (retd) Niazi handed over command to Admiral Ashraf, a guard of honour was presented to the new naval chief. He is 23rd chief to lead the Pakistan Navy.
Admiral Ashraf got commission in the Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1989. He is a graduate of National Defense University Islamabad, US Naval War College and UK’s Royal College of Defense Studies.
He has a vast experience of working in key command and staff positions and was previously serving as the Chief of Staff at the Naval Headquarters. Previously, he commanded the Pakistan Navy Fleet and Pakistan Naval Academy.
In recognition of his exceptional professional services, the naval admiral has also been awarded with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-i-Basalat.
