Pakistan To Enhance Naval Relations With Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Klang Valley folks who are interested in war ships will have the opportunity to experience it when Pakistan's newly acquired state-of-the art missile frigate makes a stop-over at Port Klang on Thursday.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia Lt. General (Rtd) Tahir Mahmud Qazi said the PNS Zulfiquar, Pakistan's first F-22 frigate, would anchor at Port Klang for four days from Thursday before continuing its journey home.
He said the war ship was constructed for the Pakistan Navy at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and formally handed over to the Pakistan government on July 30, while the other three ships were at different stages of construction.
"The stopover in Port Klang is a goodwill mission reflecting greater cooperation between the navies of Malaysia and Pakistan," he said in a statement.
Tahir Qazi said the F-22P frigate was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and sensors including anti-surface missile, surface-to-air missile, guns, torpedoes, depth charge and air surveillance radar.
He said while berthed, a media briefing would be held on board on Thursday and the ship would also be open for public visits, besides an arranged visit by Royal Malaysian Navy officers.
Tahir Qazi said this was the second visit by Pakistan's naval vessels to Malaysia this year.
Earlier this year, two Pakistan naval ships, PNS Nasr and PNS Badr with embarked helicopters, anchored at Port Klang from April 4 to 7 on a goodwill mission to Malaysia and carried out joint passage excercise.
Pakistan To Enhance Naval Relations With Malaysia
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