A video released by a Pakistan Navy spokesperson on its X account @dgprPaknavy showed the commissioning ceremony of the first Qilin-class conventional submarine delivered from China to Pakistan, also known as Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor. A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday that the delivery represents normal military equipment cooperation between the two countries and serves as a vivid embodiment of their all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.