{"id":764,"date":"2026-04-30T17:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=764"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:22:48","slug":"pakistan-commissions-first-hangor-class-submarine-in-china-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/pakistan-commissions-first-hangor-class-submarine-in-china-ispr\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan commissions first Hangor-class submarine in China: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BEIJING<\/strong>: The commissioning ceremony of Pakistan’s first Hangor-class submarine, PNS Hangor, took place on Thursday in Sanya, China. The event was attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan’s Naval Chief, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, to mark this significant milestone for the Pakistan Navy, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), \u201cPresident Zardari described the commissioning of Hangor as a historic milestone in Pakistan Navy’s modernisation, affirming Pakistan’s resolve to maintain a robust, balanced, and credible defence posture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe stated that Pakistan is fully capable of defending its sovereignty, protecting its maritime interests, and ensuring the security of its economic lifelines,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admiral Ashraf highlighted that disruptions at critical maritime choke points increasingly threaten global trade and energy security. He stated that maintaining a stable, rule-based maritime order demanded technologically advanced naval forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the Hangor-class submarines, equipped with modern weapons, advanced sensors, and Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, would play a key role in maintaining regional maritime stability and deterring aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese submarines will play a pivotal role in deterring aggression and ensuring the security of vital Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) across the Arabian Sea and the wider Indian Ocean region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ISPR statement further noted that the naval chief reiterated the significance of the name Hangor in Pakistan\u2019s national history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 1971, the earlier Hangor became the first submarine since World War II to sink a warship. PNS Hangor will carry this illustrious legacy forward. This is an important milestone for Pakistan Navy that will bolster our maritime defence and modernise our fleet with cutting-edge technology,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement also said that the commissioning of the first Hangor-class submarine marks another chapter in the time-tested and enriching friendship between Pakistan and China. The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Pakistan Navy and the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe prime minister and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir have congratulated the entire nation and the Pakistan Navy on achieving this historic milestone,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING: The commissioning ceremony of Pakistan’s first Hangor-class submarine, PNS Hangor, took place on Thursday in Sanya, China. The event was attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan’s Naval Chief, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, to mark this significant milestone for the Pakistan Navy, the military\u2019s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,11,17,7,16,2],"tags":[40,29],"ppma_author":[27],"class_list":{"0":"post-764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-china","8":"category-cpec","9":"category-featured","10":"category-latest","11":"category-national","12":"category-pakisstan","13":"tag-china","14":"tag-pakistan"},"authors":[{"term_id":27,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"afnanwasif","display_name":"Web Desk","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbec8328241e98fefcd32e00f20f7a6b502086a0b95d395db4b1565c51681914?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}