Keel Laying Ceremony of MILGEM Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy was held at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.

Addressing the ceremony, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi appreciated performance of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.

He said indigenization is at the forefront of our policy and it is convincing to see state of art warship being built in Pakistan.

The Naval Chief said construction of corvettes in Pakistan is aimed to provide impetus to local ship building industry and to further enhance Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works' capabilities.

He said these ships are being constructed as per modern naval ship class standards and will be equipped with state of the art weapons and sensors, including surface to surface and surface to air missiles and anti-submarine weapons.

The addition of these ships would significantly add to lethality and operational capability of Pakistan Navy.