The Pakistan Navy commissioned its third Chinese-built Sword-class (F-22P) frigate in Shanghai on 15 September. PNS Saif is the final unit built by Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua to a modified Jiangwei II (Type 053H3) design under an agreement between Islamabad and Beijing signed in 2005. A fourth 2,250-ton frigate is being built by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering.
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