{"id":17331,"date":"2025-12-17T23:19:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=17331"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:19:03","slug":"pakistan-navy-launches-fourth-hango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2025\/12\/17\/pakistan-navy-launches-fourth-hango\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Navy\u2019s Advance, heavily armed submarine Ghazi launched in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Pakistan Navy\u2019s Advance, heavily armed submarine Ghazi launched in China<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>WUHAN-VHINA: (News Pulse) The Pakistan Navy has reached a significant milestone in its submarine modernization program with the successful launch of its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China. The launch marks a major step forward, as all four submarines currently under construction in China are now undergoing comprehensive sea trials and have entered the final phase before their formal induction into the <a href=\"http:\/\/Director General Public Relations - Navy\">Pakistan Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Hangor-class submarine project is being executed under a bilateral agreement signed between the Government of Pakistan and the People\u2019s Republic of China for the acquisition of eight advanced submarines. In accordance with the contract, four submarines are being built in China, while the remaining four will be constructed in Pakistan at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Limited (KS&amp;EW) under a Transfer of Technology (ToT) framework. This initiative is expected to significantly enhance Pakistan\u2019s indigenous shipbuilding capacity and technical expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Hangor-class submarines are designed to incorporate cutting-edge combat systems, including advanced sensors, modern weapon suites, and the capability to engage targets at extended standoff ranges. These features will greatly improve Pakistan Navy\u2019s underwater warfare capabilities and contribute to a credible maritime deterrence posture.<\/p>\n<p>The induction of these submarines will strengthen Pakistan\u2019s ability to safeguard its maritime interests, sea lines of communication, and strategic assets. Officials have emphasized that the Hangor-class submarines will play a crucial role in maintaining peace, stability, and balance of power in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The launching ceremony of PNS Ghazi was attended by senior military and government officials from Pakistan and China, highlighting the enduring defense collaboration and strategic partnership between the two nations. The successful progress of the Hangor-class submarine program underscores the deepening bilateral ties and shared commitment to regional security cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Navy\u2019s Advance, heavily armed submarine Ghazi launched in China WUHAN-VHINA: (News Pulse) The Pakistan Navy has reached a significant milestone in its submarine modernization program with the successful launch of its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China. The launch marks a major step forward, as all four submarines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2297,2298,2299],"tags":[3665],"class_list":["post-17331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","category-world","tag-pakistan-navy-hangor-china-class-submarine-pns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17334,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331\/revisions\/17334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}