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First Warship of Pakistan's New Generation: Chinese-Built Type 054 Frigate Inducted as PNS Tughril
January-26th-2022
On January 24th the Pakistan Navy inducted the the first of a new generation of surface warships into service in a ceremony held at the Pakistan Navy Dockyard in Karachi. The ship in question was the Type 054A/P Class frigate PNS Tughril, which is the first of four ships of its class have been laid down in China to meet Pakistani orders. President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi attended the ceremony and announced that the Type 054A/Ps would be deployed to safeguard the sea routes of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. He emphasised that the project was another manifestation of the deep Sino-Pakistani friendship, describing a time-tested fraternity emerging between the two countries which continued to strengthen and would promote security, stability and peace. He further extended gratitude to Admiral Dong Jun of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy for providing support during trials and commissioning of the new warships. Further sales of the Type 054A/P Class to Pakistan have been speculated to be under consideration.
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