Pakistan Inducts 2 China-Made Warships

Chinese Navy missile frigate Yulin docked at Changi Naval Base during the IMDEX Asia warships display in Singapore on May 4, 2023. Pakistan commissioned two similar vessels made by the Chinese on May 11, 2023. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images

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.”