Pakistan commissioned two multi-role naval frigates from China on Wednesday, marking the completion of a four-warship agreement signed between the two countries in 2018.
Pakistan’s navy chief Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi said the induction of the new frigates—PNS Tippu Sultan and PNS Shahjahan—”ushers a new chapter in the Pakistan-China friendship.”
“The same is manifested in our defense collaborations,” Niazi said during the induction ceremony at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Shanghai in China, according to the Pakistan Navy’s statement.
The contract for four Chinese-built Type 054 A/P warships was signed between the two countries in 2018. Pakistan received the first frigate, PNS Tughril, in 2021 and the second one PNS Taimur last year….