Ahmad Tasnim

Early life and career in the Navy Tasnim was born to a Punjabi Muslim Arain family in the village of Mianwal, Jullunder, Punjab in British India, in 1935. In an interview, he stated that his ancestors "most likely came from Iran" and "took up agriculture as their livelihood" after settling in the "area". Ghazi, under command of Cdr. KR Niazi, escorted the combined task group under Cdre. S.M. Anwar, the OTC, to where they would successfully raid a radar facility in Dwarka, India. The Indian squadron under Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla identified Hangor circa 3 December, and came forward to attack the submarine that was operating in shallow waters. Khukri sank before Hangor could make an attempt to save the survivors, resulting in 250 men (all on board) losing their lives including Cpt. Mahendra Nath Mulla. In 1991, Vice-Admiral Tasnim was appointed Chairman of the National Shipping Corporation which he stayed in until 1992, == Retirement and defence analyst ==

In 2001, Admiral Tasnim refuted the Indian Navy's claim that they sunk Ghazi, stating that "the sub was lost due to an operational accident and Indians have never claimed it as such." Talking to Dawn, Tasnim was of the opinion that "the submarine had come for intelligence gathering purposes. Intelligence gathering is a common practice, but the skill is in not getting caught – like we did in our times." ==Popular culture==

In December 2021, ARY Digital release a telefilm Hangor S-131, based on real life events from the Indo-Pakistani naval war of 1971 in which Tasnim was played by Zahid Ahmed. He is portrayed by Shahid Latif in the 2026 Indian film Border 2 which is based on different theatres of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, while the captain of INS Khukri is portrayed by Ahan Shetty. == Awards and decorations ==