According to information published by Urdu Point on August 26, 2022, the induction ceremony of PNS Taimur, the second of four Type 054-A/P multi-role frigates was held at PN Dockyard, Karachi.
The Tughril-class frigates, formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates, are a series of modified guided-missile frigates currently being built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), for the Pakistan Navy.
The Type 054A/P is a modified derivative of the Type 054A frigate and was specifically customized to meet the operational requirements of the Pakistan Navy; the class features several capabilities – including anti-surface warfare (ASuW), anti-aircraft warfare (AAW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and low radar observability.
The frigates are poised to form the mainstay of the Pakistan Navy’s active naval fleet. The class is also set to supplant Pakistan’s obsolete Tariq-class destroyers.
They have a length of 134 m (439 ft 8 in), a beam of 16 m (52 ft 6 in), and a displacement of 4,200 tons (4100 long tons). The ships can reach a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).