The last time Pakistan’s navy operated a submarine in the Bay of Bengal, India sank it. That was 1971. Fifty-five years on, Islamabad is signalling its intent to go back.The vessel delivering that message, PNS Hangor, arrived in Karachi on June 11, the first of a class of eight attack submarines – four built in China, with the remainder to be constructed in Pakistan to develop its shipbuilding capacity.PNS Hangor is named after an earlier Daphne-class submarine that sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri in the Arabian Sea in December 1971, a rare moment of Pakistani naval success in an otherwise one-sided conflict.
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SUN · 2026-06-28 · 04:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0628-88020
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Pakistan rattles India with new Chinese-built stealth submarine
Pakistan's navy has received its first new Chinese-built attack submarine, the PNS Hangor, which arrived in Karachi on June 11. This marks Pakistan's intent to re-establish a submarine presence in the Bay of Bengal, a region where India sank a Pakistani submarine in 1971.
Maria SiowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-28 · 04:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Pakistan's navy has received its first new Chinese-built attack submarine, the PNS Hangor, which arrived in Karachi on June 11. This marks Pakistan's intent to re-establish a submarine presence in the Bay of Bengal, a region where India sank a Pakistani submarine in 1971. The PNS Hangor is the first of eight attack submarines, with four being built in China and the remaining four to be constructed in Pakistan to enhance its shipbuilding capabilities. The submarine is named after a previous Pakistani vessel that sank an Indian frigate in 1971.
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The PNS Hangor is named after a submarine that sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri in 1971.
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PNS Hangor is the first of a class of eight attack submarines, with four built in China and the rest in Pakistan.
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Pakistan received its first Chinese-built stealth submarine, PNS Hangor, on June 11.
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Pakistan's navy operated a submarine in the Bay of Bengal in 1971, which India sank.
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