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Summary The Pakistan Navy has launched fourth F22P Frigate on Thursday.
According to a Pakistan Navy spokesman, the ship was built in Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works with the help of Chinese engineers.Pakistan and China had signed a pact in 2005 whereas three ships had already been incorporated in the Pakistan Navy fleet.The vessel is the fourth F22P Frigate built indigenously at the Karachi shipyard with the Chinese assistance.The first three Frigates, PNS Zulfiqar, Shamsher and Saif were built in China.Addressing the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, said that fabrication of the ship demonstrated the indigenous policy of the government, especially in attaining self-reliance in Maritime defence capabilities.
