[1] The PNS Himalaya is primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and distinguished itself as "Home of Armed Forces Diving School".

[2] The Royal Indian Navy established and commissioned the naval base in Manora Island, which is off the Karachi coast, as HMIS Himayala on 27 November 1943.

[3][2] The naval base is namesake after the famous Himalaya Mountain Range in Northern Pakistan by its British military administrators.

[2] The PNS Himalayas is the only bootcamp of Pakistan Navy and subsequently expanded as a naval base providing the crucial marine training in December 1950.

[2] In addition, the Diving School has also provided training and qualifications to civilian agencies as well as the navies of allied nations such as Bangladesh, Jordan, Maldives, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka, Turkey.