CHINA-PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN RECEIVES ITS FIRST ADVANCED TYPE 054A/P FRIGATE FROM CHINA
The Global Times (November 8) reported that on November 8, China delivered to Pakistan the
largest and most advanced Type 054A/P frigate named the PNS Tughril. Designed and built
by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the
Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony in Shanghai. The PNS Tughril is the first hull of
four Type 054 frigates being constructed for the Pakistan Navy.
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