[4] On 2 September in 1965, Ghazi was deployed to Bombay coast under Niazi's command, initially covertly patrolling the Rann of Kutch coastal areas.

[5] After the naval shelling by the Pakistan Navy of Dwarka, India, Ghazi again returned to patrol off the Rann of Kutch area and identified two warships, but did not engage them.

[7] After a ceasefire was enforced by the two nations, Niazi decided to continue patrolling the Arabian Sea and safely reported back to its base on 23 September 1965.

: 250 [11] As Chief of Naval Staff, he played a crucial role in stabilizing the Zia regime and was appointed martial law administrator under President General Zia-ul-Haq.

: 69–71 [14] After the Soviet Union intervened in neighboring Afghanistan, Admiral Niazi gave authorization to the Navy's depot command in Karachi to store arms and weapons bought by the United States under a covert operation to secretly arm the Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviet Union.

[16] During the same time, he maintained close ties with the People's Republic of China and held discussion on upgrading the existing naval infrastructure in the country.

: 118 |[17] His tenure lasted only three years, and he retired on 22 March 1983, handing over command of the Navy to Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan.