Subordinate To: Pakistan Navy, Ministry of Defense
Address: Ormara
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Telephone: Unlisted
Fax: Unlisted
Email: Unlisted
URL: http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/
Primary Function: Naval base and test site for the Shaheen-series solid-fueled ballistic missiles being developed by the National Defense Complex (NDC).

Description and Activities:
The Jinnah Naval Base at Ormara in Baluchistan is located 240km west of the city of Karachi. Construction of the base began in 1994 and was completed in 2000. The naval facility at Ormara has been used to flight-test solid-fueled Shaheen ballistic missile-series under development by the NDC.

Key Sources: Government of Pakistan, "Pakistan Navy," <http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/>; "Jinnah Naval Base Completed At A Cost of 4.5 Billion Rupees Was Inaugurated Today," Dawn (Karachi), 22 June 2000, <http://www.dawn.com>; "Pakistan hits back with Ghauri-II," Statesman (Calcutta), 14 April 1999,; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 14 April 1999, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/>; "A better missile, says Pakistan," Hindu (Chennai), 15 April 1999; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 15 April 1999, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/>; Sikandar Hayat, "Advanced version of N-capable Ghauri test-fired," Frontier Post (Peshawar), 15 April 1999; <http://www.frontierpost.com/pk>.

	Updated December 2003