What is "paskal"

Paskal or Paškal is a masculine given name which may refer to:

• Paškal Jukić (1748-1806), preacher, musician, and professor of philosophy from what is now Croatia
• Paskal Milo (born 1949), Albanian historian, politician and leader of the Social Democracy Party of Albania
• Paskal Mitrevski (1912-1978), Greek communist partisan
• Paskal Sotirovski (1927-2003), Macedonian astrophysicists

The Pasukan Khas Laut (), commonly abbreviated PASKAL, is the principal special operations force of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

PASKAL's task is to conduct small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to a river, ocean, swamp, delta or coastline. PASKAL also perform unconventional warfare; guerrilla warfare; jungle warfare; counter-terrorism; close protection; hostage rescue and foreign internal defence.

PASKAL and its army and air force counterparts, 11th Grup Gerak Khas Regiment and Flight Hostage Rescue Team of PASKAU, are the Malaysian military's primary counter-terrorism units.

Although PASKAL was created as a maritime counter-terrorism unit, it has become a multi-functional special operations unit with roles that include high-risk operations including direct action, special reconnaissance operations and other specialised missions.

PASKAL is an all-male force.

It was officially established on 1 October 1980, after a five-year setup period, with the purpose of enforcing Malaysia's Exclusive Economic Zone maritime claims through sea, air and land operations.

PASKAL personnel routinely serve in allied SOFs including the Indonesia Kopassus, Denjaka, Singapore Naval Diving Unit and Thailand Navy SEALs.