Launching of the frigate "PNS- Zulfikar" in collaboration with China will greatly enhance Navy's capability to safeguard Pakistan's territorial waters and help its modernization, President Pervez Musharraf said. In a press statement, he welcomed the launching of the frigate in Shanghai, China. Applauding the launch, the President said that the development of the frigate project was another landmark achievement testifying close Pakistan-China friendship and multi-faceted cooperation. The sea launching was done at a special ceremony in Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai which was attended by Pakistan's Naval Chief Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir. The F-22 type frigate will be equipped with the state of art equipment. The project will be completed in the next five years with the commissioning of the last frigate at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.
