KARACHI: Sri Lanka authorized Chinese-built Pakistani war frigate PNS Taimur call at a port Colombo while en route to join the Pakistan Navy here on August 15 after the Bangladeshi government denied him permission to dock at Chattogram Port.
The docking of the Chinese-made Pakistani warship at the Sri Lankan port came days after Colombo urged Beijing to postpone the visit of a Chinese research vessel to the strategic port of Hambantota after India expressed its security concerns.
The warship was due to anchor outside the Port of Chattogram from August 7 to 10 on its trip from Shanghai to Karachi. The government of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has refused permission to PNS Taimur as August is a month of mourning for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina whose father Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
“The laser-guided missile-equipped warship is now anchored at Colombo port after receiving permission from the Sri Lankan government,” an official said.
“It will now leave Colombo port on August 12 for Karachi,” he said.
The PNS Taimur which was built in the Chinese port of Dong in Shanghai and is expected to reach Karachi on August 15. The warship also participated in exercises in Malaysia and Cambodia throughout its voyage to Karachi.
The vessel has been ordered by the Pakistan Navy from Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard (HZ), China, the Pakistan Navy announced on June 23. PNS Taimur is the second vessel of four Type 054 A/P frigates built for the Pakistan Navy.
The first 054 A/P PNS TUGHRIL frigate joined the PN fleet in January 2022, while two other frigates of the same class are currently under construction in China, Sri Lankan daily Ceylon Today reported.
PNS Taimur is a technologically advanced and high-performance maritime asset equipped with high-tech weapons and sensors, the latest combat management system and electronic warfare to fight in multi-threat environments, he said.
The docking of the Chinese-made Pakistani warship at the Sri Lankan port came days after Colombo urged Beijing to postpone the visit of a Chinese research vessel to the strategic port of Hambantota after India expressed its security concerns.
The warship was due to anchor outside the Port of Chattogram from August 7 to 10 on its trip from Shanghai to Karachi. The government of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has refused permission to PNS Taimur as August is a month of mourning for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina whose father Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
“The laser-guided missile-equipped warship is now anchored at Colombo port after receiving permission from the Sri Lankan government,” an official said.
“It will now leave Colombo port on August 12 for Karachi,” he said.
The PNS Taimur which was built in the Chinese port of Dong in Shanghai and is expected to reach Karachi on August 15. The warship also participated in exercises in Malaysia and Cambodia throughout its voyage to Karachi.
The vessel has been ordered by the Pakistan Navy from Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard (HZ), China, the Pakistan Navy announced on June 23. PNS Taimur is the second vessel of four Type 054 A/P frigates built for the Pakistan Navy.
The first 054 A/P PNS TUGHRIL frigate joined the PN fleet in January 2022, while two other frigates of the same class are currently under construction in China, Sri Lankan daily Ceylon Today reported.
PNS Taimur is a technologically advanced and high-performance maritime asset equipped with high-tech weapons and sensors, the latest combat management system and electronic warfare to fight in multi-threat environments, he said.
