Karachi: Sri Lanka has given permission to Pakistan’s China-made warship PNS Taimur to call a port in Colombo on the way to join Pakistan The Navy here on August 15 was denied permission by the Bangladesh government to dock at Chattogram port.
Days after the docking of a Chinese-built Pakistani warship at a Sri Lankan port, Colombo urged Beijing to postpone the visit of a Chinese research vessel to the strategic Hambantota port after India expressed security concerns.
The battleship was to be anchored outside Chattogram port from 7 to 10 August during its voyage from Shanghai. Karachi, sheikh hasina The government in Bangladesh refused permission to PNS Taimur because August is a month of mourning for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose father Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
“The warship, equipped with laser-guided missiles, is now anchored at Colombo port after permission from the Sri Lankan government,” an official said.
“It will now leave for Karachi from Colombo port on August 12,” he said.
PNS Taimur which is built at Dong port in Shanghai, China and is expected to reach Karachi on August 15. The warship also participated in exercises in Malaysia and Cambodia along with a visit to Karachi.
The ship was commissioned by the Pakistan Navy at China’s Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) shipyard, the Pakistani Navy said on June 23. PNS Taimur is the second of four Type 054 A/P frigates built for the Pakistan Navy.
As reported by Sri Lankan daily Ceylon Today, the first 054 A/P frigate PNS Tugril joined the PN fleet in January 2022, while the other two frigates of the same class are currently under construction in China.
PNS Taimur is a technologically advanced and highly capable maritime asset with hi-tech weapons and sensors, latest warfare management and electronic warfare systems to fight in a multi-threat environment.
Days after the docking of a Chinese-built Pakistani warship at a Sri Lankan port, Colombo urged Beijing to postpone the visit of a Chinese research vessel to the strategic Hambantota port after India expressed security concerns.
The battleship was to be anchored outside Chattogram port from 7 to 10 August during its voyage from Shanghai. Karachi, sheikh hasina The government in Bangladesh refused permission to PNS Taimur because August is a month of mourning for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose father Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
“The warship, equipped with laser-guided missiles, is now anchored at Colombo port after permission from the Sri Lankan government,” an official said.
“It will now leave for Karachi from Colombo port on August 12,” he said.
PNS Taimur which is built at Dong port in Shanghai, China and is expected to reach Karachi on August 15. The warship also participated in exercises in Malaysia and Cambodia along with a visit to Karachi.
The ship was commissioned by the Pakistan Navy at China’s Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) shipyard, the Pakistani Navy said on June 23. PNS Taimur is the second of four Type 054 A/P frigates built for the Pakistan Navy.
As reported by Sri Lankan daily Ceylon Today, the first 054 A/P frigate PNS Tugril joined the PN fleet in January 2022, while the other two frigates of the same class are currently under construction in China.
PNS Taimur is a technologically advanced and highly capable maritime asset with hi-tech weapons and sensors, latest warfare management and electronic warfare systems to fight in a multi-threat environment.