CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
History at a Glance
Since independence, none of the engineering colleges of the country offered naval oriented curriculum, therefore, an exclusive institute named “Officers Training Section (OTS)” was established at PNS KARSAZ in 1962.
It was gradually equipped with suitable training aids and re-designated as Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC) in May 1966 and affiliated to University of Karachi for the award of BE (Mechanical) and BE (Electrical) degrees to PN graduates.
In March 1977, the college was then affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi. The facilities at KARSAZ became scarce with the introduction of GL Scheme of training and ever increasing number of foreign trainees, therefore, a project of comprehensive, purpose-built and independent PN Engineering College was launched and in this regard, construction of various buildings/blocks of PNEC at current location was commenced in 1980.
Subsequently, a fully equipped PN Engineering College was commissioned as PNS JAUHAR on 7 September 1982 by the then Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi. Captain (later Commodore) Qaiser Mahmud was appointed as its first Commanding Officer. Postgraduate courses were introduced in 1988 and admission facility was also opened to civilian candidates as well. Some officers of EME branch of Pakistan Army also underwent degree courses at PNEC.
In 1995, it became the constituent college of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) and in 1998, PhD programme also commenced at PNEC. The College acquired ISO-9001 certification in June 1999 and became the first educational institution in Pakistan with such certification.
Over the years, the institution has made tremendous progress and is now considered as one of the leading engineering institutions of NUST as well as the country. The College has also the pride to train a large number of naval officers from Bahrain, Qatar, Palestine, Libya, Saudi Arabia and several other Muslim countries.
PNEC CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
| Month/ Year |
Activities / Events |
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| Nov 1962 | Establishment Officers Training Section (OTS) at PNS KARSAZ for training of officers of technical branches of PN. |
| May 1963 | Commencement of formal training activities. |
| 1966 | OTS Upgraded to Pakistan Naval Engineering College and affiliated with University of Karachi. |
| 1977 | Pakistan Navy Engineering College Affiliated with NED University Karachi. |
| Jan 1980 | Introduction of General Line (GL) Scheme of training. |
| Aug 1980 | Stone Laying of Pakistan Navy Engineering College by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi NI(M) SJ.
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| 1981 | Capt Qaisar Mahmud PN was appointed as first Commanding Officer of PNEC and college started functioning as an independent establishment |
| 1981 | Final stage of Construction activities of Quaid Block (Admin Block) and other blocks of PNEC |
| Jan 1982 | College shifted to new/existing premises as a new PN unit PNS JAUHAR and Capt Qaisar Mahmud PN was appointed as first Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR |
| Aug 1982 | Pak Army officers from EME college joined PNEC for BE degree course |
| Sep 1982 | PNEC Commissioned as PNS JAUHAR by then Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi HI(M) SJ and Capt Qaisar Mahmud PN was appointed as its first CO. The construction of different blocks was completed in September 1982.
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| Jul 1983 | Capt/Cdre Sohail A Khan took over as 2nd Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR(promoted to the rank of Cdre on 26 May 84) |
| Jul 1984 | Cdre Javaid Ali S Bt took over as 3rd Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| Jul 1984 | Cdre Hassan M Ansari S Bt took over as 4th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| Dec 1984 | Capt Shaikh Mushtaq Ahmed PN took over as 5th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| Jan 1988 | Cdre Hassan M Ansari S Bt took over as 6th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| 1988 | Commencement of MS(EE) and MS(ME) Degree Programmes |
| Oct 1988 | Visit of Commander UAE Navy Brig Huzza Sultan Al Darmaki to PNEC |
| Oct 1988 | Visit of Royal Malaysian Navy Chief Vice Admiral Dato Seri Abdul Wahab bin Haji Nawi to PNEC |
| Jan 1989 | Capt Safir A Mallal TI(M) PN took over as 7th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| Oct 1989 | Visit of Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan to PNEC  |
| Nov 1990 | Capt/Cdre Ejaz Hussain took over as 8th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR(promoted to the rank of Cdre on 14 Aug 92) |
| Dec 1990 | Visit of Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Yastur Ul Haq Malik NI(M), S,Bt to PNEC |
| Oct 1991 | Visit of Commander Royal Navy of Oman Shihab Bin Tarik Al Said to PNEC |
| 1991 | Visit of CJCSC Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohi NI(M) to PNEC  |
| Dec 1991 | Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Saeed Mohammad Khan NI(M), S,Bt visited to PNEC for walk round. |
| Feb 1993 | Capt Naseem Butt PN took over as 9th Commanding Officer of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| 1993 | Construction of Gun Room Mess
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| Jul 1994 | Cdre Anis ur Rehman S Bt took over as 10th Commanding Officer and became first Commandant of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC in 1996 |
| Nov 1995 | Visit of Defence Services Commander Bangladesh Brig H. Muhammad Chowdhury to PNEC |
| 1995 | PNEC became a Constituent College of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) |
| Aug 1996 | Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy M N Islam visited PNEC |
| Aug 1997 | Capt/Cdre Nisar Ahmad took over as 2nd Commandant (11thCO) of PNS JAUHAR (promoted to the rank of Cdre on 28 Feb 98) |
| Sep 1997 | Visit of Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) S. Shujat Hussain to PNEC (He was the first Rector of NUST)
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| 1998 | PhD Programme Commenced at PNEC |
| Jun 1999 | Cdre Khalid Wasim SI(M) took over as 3rd Commandant (12thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| 1999 | PNEC Achieved ISO-9001 Certification and became 1st ISO Certified Educational Institute of Pakistan |
| Sep 2000 | Visit of Commander UAE Naval Forces Brigadier (staff) Pilot Sunnail M.K Shaheen Al Masar to PNEC |
| Apr 2001 | PNS JAUHAR Mosque inaugurated by Commander Karachi R/Adm Mohammad Haroon SI(M) T.Bt
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| Oct 2001 | Cdre M Qasim Janjua TI(M) took over as 4th Commandant (13thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| 2001 | Inauguration of CADAM Centre by Rear Admiral Mohammad Haroon SI (M) T Bt, Commander Karachi
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| 2001 | Visit Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza NI (M) S Bt to PNEC.
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| Jul 2002 | Cdre M Saeed Qureshi SI(M) took over as 5th Commandant (14thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| Jul 2004 | Cdre Tahir Wasim SI(M) took over as 6th Commandant (15thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| 2005 | First PhD Student Dr Ather Mehboob Graduated from PNEC
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| 2005 | Commandant PNEC receives COMKAR Command Annual Efficiency Training Trophy for the year 2005
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| 2005 | Chief of the Naval staff Admiral Shahid Karim ullah NI(M) visited PNEC |
| 2005 | President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf NI(M) T.Bt visited PNEC  |
| 2005 | Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Shaukat Aziz visited PNEC
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| Aug 2005 | Inauguration of Girls Hostel by Rear Admiral M Asad Qureshi, Commander Karachi
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| May 2006 | PNS JAUHAR ward room inaugurated by Commander Karachi V/Adm Sikandar Viqar Naqvi HI(M)
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| Jul 2006 | Cdre Mumtaz Ul Haq SI(M) took over as 7th Commandant (16thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| Jan 2007 | Visit of Chief of the Naval Staff Bangladesh Navy, Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan to PNEC |
| Jan 2007 | Visit of Rector NUST Real Admiral (R) M Mushtaq to PNEC
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| Mar 2007 | Visit of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Afzal Tahir NI(M) to PNEC |
| Sep 2007 | Cdre Syed Imdad Imam Jafari SI(M) took over as 8th Commandant (17thCO) of PNS JAUHAR/PNEC |
| Nov 2007 | Visit of Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Asghar to PNEC in November 2007
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| 2008 | Institute of Manufacturing Engineering & Management Established
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| Jul 2009 | Cdre Ahmed Raza SI(M) took over as 9th Commandant (18thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| 2009 | Management Information System Degree Programme Commenced at PNEC for PN Under Training officers of operation branch
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| Nov 2009 | Visit of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir NI(M) to PNEC
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| Jul 2010 | Cdre Jawwad Hussain SI(M) took over as 10th Commandant (19thCO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| Jul 2011 | Rear Admiral Syed Imdad Imam Jafari SI(M) took over as 11th Commandant (20thCO) of PNS JAUHAR and became first Commandant of PNEC/PNS JAUHAR of the rank Rear Admiral |
| Dec 2011 | Inauguration of Squash Court – II by Rear Admiral Syed Imdad Jafri, Commandant PNEC
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| Apr 2012 | Visit of Chief of The Naval Staff of Brunei Navy to PNEC
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| Jun 2012 | Visit of Commander Sir Lankan Navy V/Adm Dwas Dissanagkas to PNEC
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| Dec 2012 | Visit of RSNF Commander Admiral M Asif to PNEC |
| Jul 2013 | Cdre Zahid Iqbal SI(M) took over as 12th Commandant (21st CO) of PNS JAUHAR
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| Apr 2014 | Ground Breaking Ceremony of Boys Hostel by Vice Admiral Khawaja Gazanfar Hussain HI(M)
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| May 2014 | Dinner of American Naval Chief at PNEC  |
| Jul 2015 | Cdre/Rear Admiral Dr. Nassar Ikram SI(M) took over as 13th Commandant (22nd CO) of PNS JAUHAR(promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 31 Mar 16) |
| Nov 2015 | NUST-PNEC Library adopted Koha ILS Software to digitalized library system inaugurated by the Commandant PNEC, Rear Admiral Nasr Ikram HI(M)
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| Feb 2016 | Inauguration of renovated PNEC Fitness Centre (Gymnasium) by Brig (R) Arif Mahmud Siddiqui SI(M), Director Administration NUST
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| Feb 2016 | Ground Breaking Ceremony of Masjid near Barracks(South Gate) by the Commandant PNEC, Rear Admiral Nasr Ikram HI(M)
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| Mar 2016 | Inauguration of Renovated Boys Hostel Annexe by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Asghar HI(M)
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| Mar 2016 | Inauguration of Renovated Mechanical Engineering block by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Asghar HI(M) |
| May 2016 | Visit of Chinese Naval Chief Admiral Wu Shengli to PNEC
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| Sep 2017 | Chinese Language Course commenced at PNEC as compulsory course for PN Under Training officers and optional for NUST civilian students |
| Nov 2017 | Inauguration of Prayer Room by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Asghar HI(M)
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| 2016 | Chief of the Naval Staff of Iraqi Navy, Maj Gen Ahmed Jasim Maarij visited PNEC |
| 2016 | Visit of RSNF Chief Vice Admiral Abdullah S Al-Sultan
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| Apr 2017 | Cdre Habib Ur Rehman SI(M) took over as 14th Commandant (23th CO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| Jul 2017 | Cdre/Rear Admiral Imran Ahmad SI(M) took over as 15th Commandant (24th CO) of PNS JAUHAR(He commanded the unit as Cdre till 19 Jul 17 and promoted to the rank of Rear admiral w e f 27 Jul 17) |
| Nov 2017 | Visit of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Zakullah NI(M) to PNEC
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| Feb 2018 | Inauguration of HBL ATM at South Gate and REED BED by Commandant PNS JAUHAR, R/Adm Imran Ahmed SI(M) |
| Mar 2018 | Inauguration of EPE Faculty cubicles & Naval Architecture Department by Commandant PNS JAUHAR, R/Adm Imran Ahmad SI(M)
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| Mar 2018 | Commandant PNS JAUHAR, R/Adm Imran Ahmed SI(M) handed over the command to incoming Commandant R/Adm Ather Saleem SI(M) as 16th Commandant( he was 4th Rear Admiral as Commandant PNEC) |
| Apr 2018 | Inauguration of Upgradation of Computer Centre-II by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Naweed Zaman HI (M)
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| Apr 2018 | Inauguration of Renovated Professional Development Center (PDC) by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Naweed Zaman HI (M) |
| May 2018 | Cdre Habib Ur Rehman SI(M) took over as 17th Commandant (26th CO) of PNS JAUHA |
| Jul 2018 | Rear Admiral Adnan Khaiq SI(M) S Bt took over as 18th Commandant (27th CO) of PNS JAUHAR and as 5th Commandant PNEC of the rank Rear Admiral |
| 2018 | MS (Naval Architecture) Programme commenced at PNEC |
| Oct 2018 | Ground Breaking Ceremony of Shirazi Girls Hostel by Mr Iftikhar H. Shirazi, CEO Atlas Honda Foundation |
| Nov 2018 | Cdre Habib Ur Rehman SI(M) took over as 19th Commandant (28th CO) of PNS JAUHAR |
| Nov 2018 | Chief of the Naval Staff of Jordanian Navy visited PNEC
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| Jul 2019 | Inauguration of JAUHAR Cricket Academy and Futsal Ground by Commandant PNS JAUHAR Commodore Habib ur Rehman SI(M) |
| Sep 2019 | Quranic Arabic Language (QAL) course commenced at PNEC as compulsory course for PN Under Training officers |
| Nov 2019 | Inauguration of Officer Barber Shop at BOQs by Commandant PNS JAUHAR Commodore Habib ur Rehman SI(M) |
| Dec 2019 | Rear Admiral Dr Hossein Khanzadi, Chief of the Naval Staff of Iranian Navy visited PNEC
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| Dec 2019 | Inauguration of Chinese Language Lab by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI(M) |
| Jan 2020 | Begum Yusaf H. Shirazai Girls Hostel inaugurated by Begum Yusaf H. Shirazai
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| Feb 2020 | Cafe NUST PNEC (Renovation and upgrade) inaugurated by Rector NUST Lt Gen (R) Naweed Zaman HI(M)  |
| Feb 2020 | MS (Cyber Security) Programme commenced and Department of Computer Science & Cyber Security established at PNEC
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