PNS ''Saif'' (FFG-253) is a F-22P ''Zulfiquar''-class

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which serves as the front line warship of the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

since her commission in 2010.

Operational history

''Saif'' was constructed and built in

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by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. where her

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was performed. ''Saif'' was subjected to the extensive

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conducted by the

in China under

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Zubair Shafiq on June-July 2010, and was acquired on 9 November 2010. On 19 September 2010, ''Saif'' was commissioned into the military services of the

with Adm.

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overseeing her commissioning ceremony in China. She is the second warship to have the name ''Saif'', which is a

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( ur, تلوار) or sword ( ar, سيف). Her commissioning ended the construction phase of the project in China.

Gallery

File:The side of the PNS Zulfiquar.jpg, The side of PNS ''Saif'' anchored in

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File:PNS Saif - FM90 SAM.jpg, The FM-90N SAM system installed in ''Saif'' File:PNS Saif - C-802 4-cell Cannister Front View.jpg, The 4-cell C-802 Eagle Strike guided missiles installed in ''Saif'' File:C-802 anti ship missile.JPG, The C-802 "Eagle" SSM system installed in ''Saif'' File:PNS Saif - ET-52 Torpedo Launchers.jpg, The ET-52C torpedo tube launchers File:PNS Saif - PJ-26 Gun.jpg, The 76.2 mm gun mounted on ''Zulfiqar'' as main

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References

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