The Pakistan Navy warships, Shamsheer and Haibat, recently visited theUnited Arab Emirates and participated in a naval exercise. Upon theirarrival in Abu Dhabi, they were greeted by senior officers of the UAE Navyand officials from the Pakistani Embassy.
During the visit, the mission commander, along with the commanding officersof PNS Shamsheer and PNS Haibat, engaged in key meetings with UAE’s seniormilitary leadership. These discussions covered professional matters ofmutual interest and explored opportunities for enhanced bilateral navalcooperation.
On September 6, the Pakistan Navy formally inducted two new warships, PNSBabur and PNS Hunain, into its fleet during a ceremony held on Defence Day.The induction ceremony for the MILGEM-class Corvette PNS Babur and theoffshore patrol vessel PNS Hunain took place at the PN Dockyard in Karachi,with the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, attending as the ChiefGuest.
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PNS Babur is a multipurpose ship that was built and commissioned at theIstanbul Naval Shipyard on September 23, 2023. Meanwhile, PNS Hunain, anoffshore patrol vessel, was built and commissioned at DAMEN Shipyard inRomania on July 25, 2024, according to the Navy’s Director General PublicRelations.