A tumultuous welcome was accorded to the Pakistan Navy's first cruiser PNS Babur (Dido class) upon her arrival in Pakistani waters on 26 Sep 1957. Photographed is the ship's company of Babur replying to cheers of flotilla units at the Karachi anchorage where she was received by the then President Mr. Iskandar Mirza who was onboard PN Tippu Sultan. The day was declared a national holiday and PNS Babur was visited by over a lakh persons at East Wharf-I where she secured on entering Karachi harbour.   [Copyright: PN via Usman Shabbir]
	PNS/M Ghazi (S-479) photographed alongside the cruiser PNS Babur at (N B 4) in Oct 1964. [Copyright: PN via Usman Shabbir]
	A column of destroyers led by the cruiser PNS Babur executing a manoeuvre during the 1971 war. [Copyright: PN via Usman Shabbir]
	A view of a cadets receiving instructions in "Rigging" on the quarter deck of PNS Babur while she served as Cadet Training Ship in the early sixties. Note the commanding presence of the X and Y Turrets of 5.25" guns forming part of the main armament of the cruiser. [Copyright: PN via Usman Shabbir]