From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
Page version status
The page has not been checked
There are no reviewed versions of this page, so it may not have been checked for adherence to standards.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Pakistan will purchase frigate warships from China.
As Chinese premier Wen Jiabao continues his tour across South Asia, visiting first India and now Pakistan, it has been announced that Pakistan will purchase frigate warships from China.
China has also previously declared its hope of cooperation with India's government.
A frigate is a warship typically used to protect other naval vessels or merchant marine ships and to combat enemy submarines.
Pakistan and India have traditionally been considered rivals. Both nations, however, have garnerned favor and support from the US in recent times.
Pakistan has granted much support to the American campaign against terrorists in Central Asia. The United States has recently announced its intention to help India, a past rival of China, become a "superpower." India has also been planning military expansion/modernization. The United States has also declared its willingness to supply F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan as well.
This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable.
Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication.
Please note that due to our archival policy, we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections.
Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age.
This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable.
Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication.
Please note that due to our archival policy, we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections.
Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age.
