KarachiPakistan’s first Chinese-built Hangor submarine fired an anti-ship missile.
The test shifts the undersea balance with India as tensions ripple across a contested Arabian Sea.
The class is named for a 1971-war submarine that sank an Indian frigate, the first subsurface kill since World War Two.
Seven more Hangor-class submarines are still due for delivery under the program.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 30+ reports worldwide
- Dawn leans favorable
- emphasizes China-Pakistan defense cooperation, invokes 1971 naval victory (Hangor sank Indian frigate), frames as maritime deterrence
Sources: Dawn