KARACHI, August 19: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated the multi-task Navy Warship Fleet Tanker in Shipyard during his day-long visit to the economic hub of the country, reported Friday.
The tanker has a helipad for war situations and can transport heavy amount of goods as well
The navy tanker that PM Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated has been built with the cooperation of Turkey. The design of the 17,000-tonne heavy fleet tanker was prepared by STM Turkey, but built in Karachi Shipyard. While addressing the inaugural ceremony, Nawaz Sharif said that it gave him immense pleasure to launch the biggest tanker in the history of Shipyard. The premier congratulated Pakistan Navy, SMT Turkey and other stakeholders involved in the successful venture.
He hailed the project as a milestone in friendship of Pakistan and Turkey. PM Nawaz said that successful completion of the project denotes Pakistan s self sufficiency in defense sector. The nation owes the overall progress to sea-bound institutions as at least 95 percent of country s trade is prodcued there, he said. Nawaz Sharif said that the country has enough resources for vast development and projects such as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor were game changers that would welcome a better era. Strategically, the country has immense advantage and the government is committed to exploit the angle, the premier said. He appreciated the fact that several projects of Shipyard upgradation were completed in the past.-Agencies
