Agencies
New Delhi, Noember 09:
With an eye on India and in continuance of its friendship with Pakistan, China has delivered a warship, touted as the largest and the most advanced warship that Beijing has ever exported. The warship is designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited. The warship was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony held in Shanghai.
The Pakistan Navy, which over the years has been trying hard to compete with a much larger and stronger Indian Navy, has christened the Type 054A/P frigate PNS Tughril.
Pakistan Navy also stated that PNS Tughril is the first hull of four Type 054 frigates being constructed for the Pakistan Navy.
The warship boasts of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air and underwater firepower, besides having extensive surveillance potentials.
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The technologically advanced and highly capable warship is also equipped with state-of-the-art combat management and an electronic warfare system with modern self-defense capabilities.
According to the Pakistan Navy statement, the frigate can simultaneously execute multiple naval warfare missions in a highly intense multi-threat environment. The ship also has stealth capabilities.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque, called it a new chapter in the Pakistan-China friendship.
