He was addressing the 108th Midshipmen and 17th Short Service Commission Course passing out parade at Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi, Radio Pakistan reported.
It is the government's resolve to make all resources available to Pakistan Navy so the country's seaward defence becomes "impregnable", and promotion of blue economy, he said.
"Pakistan Navy is rapidly developing its indigenous capabilities and pursuing it with greater vigour," he added.
A long-standing territorial dispute and military conflict between India and Pakistan have led to vigilant and strict patrolling of territorial waters in the Arabian Sea and the coastline shared along Gujarat and the Pakistani province of Sindh.
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