Keel-laying, steel-cutting of two Pakistan Navy vessels held in Karachi

• Amjad Khan Niazi was chief guest on this occasion.
• Hangor class submarine is equipped with modern weapons
• The submarine possesses advanced stealth features

KARACHI: A keel laying ceremony of indigenously built Hangor submarine of Pakistan Navy and steel-cutting of another submarine was held in Karachi on Saturday.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi was chief guest on this occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the Naval Chief said induction of new submarines would enhance maritime defence capacity of the Pakistan Navy.

He said building of Hangor class submarines would help promote indigenous ship building industry and self-reliance.

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Hangor class submarine is equipped with modern weapons and technology.

The defence agreement between Pakistan and China included development of 08 x HANGOR Class Submarines including 04 under constructions at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group (WSIG) in China and remaining 04 being built at KS&EW under Transfer of Technology (T o T) agreement. The construction work of first submarine to be made at KS&EW Pakistan commenced in Dec 21 and now the Keel Laying is being laid which is a major milestone in history of any naval vessel being constructed. Concurrently, construction work on subsequent submarine has started with its Steel Cutting at the same shipyard.

HANGOR Class Submarine is capable to undertake variety of missions as per operational dictates. The submarine possesses advanced stealth features and fitted with State-of-the-Art weapons and sensors to operate under multi-threat environment and can engage targets at stand-off ranges.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of M/s CSOC (China) and other high ranking officials including distinguished guests from Embassy of China, Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Pakistan Navy (PN) and KS&EW.