{"id":14670,"date":"2025-07-24T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14670"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:04:26","slug":"indigenously-built-gun-boat-pns-sahiwal-joins-pakistan-navy-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14670","title":{"rendered":"Indigenously built Gun Boat PNS Sahiwal joins Pakistan Navy fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Pakistan Navy on Thursday launched the indigenously designed and developed Gun Boat PNS Sahiwal at a ceremony held at Karachi Shipyard &amp; Engineering Works (KS&amp;EW).<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami, attended the event as chief guest. The vessel, developed under the Navy\u2019s policy of indigenisation and self-reliance, has been designed by the Navy\u2019s Platform Design Wing and was under construction at KS&amp;EW.<\/p>\n<p>Launching ceremony of PNS SAHIWAL (Desig) Gun Boat held at @ShipyardKarachi. VCNS V\/Adm Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami graced occasion as CG. The Gun Boat is indigenously designed by Platform Design Wing of PN &amp; is under construction at KS&amp;EW. 1\/3 pic.twitter.com\/N66OicFXFY<br \/>\n\u2014 DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) July 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Vice Admiral Bilgrami praised the collaborative efforts of the Platform Design Wing and KS&amp;EW, describing the project as a significant milestone in Pakistan\u2019s indigenous shipbuilding capability.<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) for its continued support in strengthening the country&#8217;s maritime industrial base.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the vessel\u2019s capabilities, he noted that the Gun Boat is equipped with high-performance, long-range semi-automatic guns, enabling it to perform a range of maritime security operations with enhanced efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: X\/ Pakistan Navy<\/p>\n<p>The platform is designed for versatility and can operate effectively in both coastal and open-sea environments.<\/p>\n<p>The vice admiral further stated that the Navy is considering the series production of similar vessels to support ongoing modernisation efforts and promote the sustained growth of local shipbuilding infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Pakistan Navy, MoDP, KS&amp;EW, and representatives from the shipbuilding industry.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Navy on Thursday launched the indigenously designed and developed Gun Boat PNS Sahiwal at a ceremony held at Karachi Shipyard &amp; Engineering Works (KS&amp;EW). Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami, attended the event as chief guest. The vessel, developed under the Navy\u2019s policy of indigenisation and self-reliance, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}