The Pakistan Navy (PN) ordered four Type 054A/P frigates from China in 2017-2018. The ships were delivered to the PN from 2020 to 2023 and christened as the Tughril-class.
The Pakistan Navy ordered four MILGEM corvettes from Turkiye in 2018. Istanbul Shipyard and KSEW split the production of these ships equally. The first ship, PNS Babur, was commissioned in 2023.
Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) announced that it laid the keel for the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first MILGEM warship. Pakistan signed a contract for four MILGEM shops in July 2018.
Today, the Zulfiquar-class (F-22P) frigate serves as one of the PN’s mainstay frigates,
The Yarmook-class corvette is a 2,300-ton design the Pakistan Navy acquired for anti-surface and anti-air operations as well as maritime security operations, day/night helicopter operations, combat search and rescue, and surveillance and intelligence missions.