constrained to three years in the office as opposed to four years and was made a permanent member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Since 1972, there have been 14 four-star rank admirals appointed as chiefs of naval staff by statute. The Prime Minister, with the President's confirmation, approved the nomination and appointment of the Chief of Naval Staff. The leadership of the navy is based in the Navy NHQ located in the vicinity of Air AHQ, and Army GHQ staff offices that form that JS HQ in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. The CNS controls the navy, assisted by the civilians from the Navy Secretariat-III of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Chief of Naval Staff exercises its responsibility of completing operational, training and logistics commands. The CNS has several principal staff officers and controls the navy through seven principle staff commands directed by its appointed Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff. DCNS Operations DCNS Supply DCNS Training and Personal DCNS Projects DCNS Materials DCNS Administration DCNS Welfare and Housing List of Chiefs of the Naval Staff The following is a list of Admirals who have served as either Commander-in-Chief or the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. Naval Commanders-in-Chief, Pakistan Navy Chiefs of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy See also Pakistan Navy Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan) List of Pakistan Navy admirals Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan) Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan) Chief of General Staff (Pakistan) References External links Official website of Pakistan Navy 1 Pakistan Navy admirals Pakistan Pakistan Navy appointments