Pak Navy adding 50 warships

According to Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, outgoing CNS of the Pakistan Navy, his service will add more than 50 new warships, including 20 major combatants, to the fleet as part of an ambitious modernisation plan. These will include four Chinese frigates and an equal number of Turkish–origin frigates between 2023 and 2025. Meanwhile, the Hangor- class submarine project in collaboration with China was progressing according to the plan which involves a total of eight submarines, four each built in Pakistan and China.