Turkey to sell four ships to Pakistan

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ISTANBUL: Turkey will sell four corvette ships to Pakistan Navy, Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli was quoted as saying by state-run Anadolu agency on Thursday.

Turkey said last year it had signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale, and Mr Canikli said the tender was now finalised.

He described it as Turkey’s biggest single military export deal and “a very important day” for the defence industry.

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2018

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Shiraz

Jul 06, 2018 09:54am

Question is how these ships will be paid when Pakistan so low foreign reserve and trying borrow money.

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Farhaz

Jul 06, 2018 11:46am

Long live Turkey and Pakistan friendship...

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Patriot

Jul 06, 2018 11:55am

I wonder when will Pakistan make it's own stuff.

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John

Jul 06, 2018 02:34pm

Priorities!

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Himmat

Jul 06, 2018 06:04pm

Turkey is not known shipbuilding nation. Second hand ships? At what price?

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Magnanimous approach

Jul 07, 2018 03:15am

Earlier a power generation ship was lease out to Pakistan, return without service to Karachi. Normally Turkish products are expensive. Let us hope the ships in instant case are in better shape, and serve Pak Navy for its expanding roles in Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. Exclusively Pak has the longest coast along Arabian Sea, and after Gwadar- CPEC joint ventures with China, the Pak Navy horizon of responsibility has widened. Pak Navy can built atleast 10 more Naval Ports along the natural deep sea line. It may buy unspecified numbers of Missile Gun Boats, to monitor the coastal region, and modern submarines.

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Shazad

Jul 07, 2018 03:29am

If these are new ships to be build for Pakistan Navy, then I hope deal includes involving Pakistani engenieers in designing and construction of these ships. Ideally. 1 or 2 ships should be build in Pakistan.

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Sadiq

Jul 07, 2018 08:28am

@Farhaz - it's not free then what to cheer about?

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