KARACHI – Pakistan Navy will formally induct two warships – PNS Babar and PNS Hunain –into its fleet on the occasion of Defense Day.
President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to be chief guest on the occasion.
PNS Babar has been built in Turkiye while PNS Hunain in Romania. These will further increase Pakistan Navy’s defense capabilities.
PNS Hunain is a multipurpose and highly agile platform of medium size tonnage. The ship is a state-of-the-art electronic warfare, anti-ship and anti-air warfare capable platform with modern self-protection and terminal defence systems.
The ship is also capable of embarking multirole helicopter and has the ability to operate independently as well as part of a Task Force for enhanced duration to undertake number of missions while safeguarding the Maritime interests of Pakistan.
