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Pakistan Navy To Purchase New Frigate From China: Report

Swarajya StaffOct 10, 2017, 03:23 PM | Updated 03:23 PM IST
Pakistan Navy frigate F-22P Zulfiquar. 
(Mak Hon Keong/Wikipedia)

Pakistan Navy frigate F-22P Zulfiquar. (Mak Hon Keong/Wikipedia)


Pakistan Navy had reached an agreement with China for the purchase of new frigates, the country’s outgoing Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah has revealed, according to Quwa Defence News and Analysis Group.

Zakaullah revealed Islamabad’s plan while speaking at the change-of-command ceremony of the Pakistan Navy, but details such as design, displacement and desired capabilities were not disclosed.


Pakistan's new naval chief, Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi, took over on 7 October.

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