Turkish, Pakistani Officials Inaugurate New Warship for Pakistan Navy During Istanbul Ceremony

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated a corvette warship built by Turkey for the Pakistan Navy during a ceremony in Istanbul on Friday. The warship’s construction is part of a strategic cooperation project, according to a weekend announcement. The launch of the PNS Khyber represents “the deepening of defense cooperation” between Turkey and Pakistan, Sharif said. A fourth warship is set to be delivered in February 2025, Sharif announced during the inauguration ceremony. The first was delivered in August 2021. Sharif arrived in Istanbul on Friday for a two-day visit.