Pakistan – China defence relations

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Arms supplies

2006- 2024

May 10, 2025: The Times of India

Chinese Arms supplies to Pakistan, 2006- 2024
From: May 10, 2025: The Times of India

Till 2010, the US was Pakistan’s largest arms supplier. But Washington was getting increasingly frustrated with Islamabad’s continued support for the Afghan Taliban and its nurturing of terrorists in its own backyard. By 2016, US arms supplies dried up. China thereafter started filling up the vacuum and now accounts for over 80% of Pakistan’s arms imports. Here’s a look at how it has armed India’s nuclear neighbour.

Pakistan Navy

2012: Pak navy gets its first fast-attack ship from China

From the archives of The Times of India

Pakistan’s navy commissioned its first fast attack craft armed with missiles at a Chinese shipyard, with its chief admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila saying that the force was fully prepared to counter any elements challenging the country’s sovereignty. Sandila was the chief guest at the commissioning of PNS Azmat, Pakistan’s first “fast attack craft (missile)” at Xingang shipyard in Tianjin.

He said the vessel’s induction will supplement the Pakistani navy’s combat potential. Describing the commissioning as a milestone in defence and strategic cooperation between Pakistan and China, Sandila said, “This ship’s immense firepower coupled with stealthy features makes it a real versatile platform which would not only prove vital for ensuring effective presence in our area of operations, but would bring a new dimension of operation of stealthy platform of this tonnage.” Sandila said a second fast attack craft will be completed in Pakistan by the end of 2012.

Pak set to build 2 N-power plants.

Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in Karachi to meet the future energy needs of the financial hub, according to a media report published. Karachi currently has an aging nuclear power plant that can generate 80 MW. Work on the third and fourth Chashma Nuclear Power Plants is under way.

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Pakistan- China Relations

Pakistan – China defence relations