MILGEM warships induction into Pak Navy arsenal to maintain peace in region: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said induction of MILGEM warships into the Pakistan Navy arsenal would augment Pakistan’s efforts to maintain peace in the region.

“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Tayyep Erdogan jointly launched combat ship PNS Khyber, induction of MILGEM warships into Pak Navy arsenal will augment Pakistan’s efforts to maintain peace in the region,” Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted.

Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched PNS Khaiber, the third of the four MILGEM corvettes for Pakistan Navy at Istanbul Shipyard.

Addressing the ceremony, PM Shehbaz Sharif said it was another great day in historical relations between Pakistan and Turkiye and brotherhood to witness the launching of PNS Khaiber.

Recalling the old fraternal ties between the two brotherly countries, he thanked Turkiye for standing by Pakistan and supporting our cause at every international forum.

The prime minister made it clear that our cooperation was not aimed at promoting wars and aggression but peace and defence.

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He specially thanked the Turkish president for the assistance provided during the most devastating flood that hit Pakistan recently.

Minister for Defence Production Muhammad Israr Tareen said the project was an evidence of our brotherhood and strong defence collaboration. He expressed confidence that this cooperation will further intensify in future.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, who also attended the launching ceremony, congratulated the leadership of both the countries on this occasion and also thanked the President of Turkiye for defence cooperation with Pakistan.

The MILGEM project based on joint cooperation between the two countries is an important milestone in the Pakistan-Turkiye strategic partnership.

Under this project, the first corvette for the Pakistan Navy, PNS Babar, was launched in Istanbul in August last year, while the foundation stone for the second ship, PNS Badr, was laid in Karachi in May this year.