ISTANBUL,
9 May 2013: “Pakistan Pavilion,” established in the 11th
International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2013 being held at Istanbul from 7-10 May, is attracting a large
number of visitors and prospective buyers. Pakistani stalls are one of the most
visible and frequently visited.
Leading defence manufacturing
companies from Pakistan
are participating in the fair. Participating companies include: Pakistan
Ordinance Factories (POF), National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM),
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO), Pakistan
Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Military Vehicles Research & Development
Establishemnt (MVRDE), National Radio And Telecommunication Corporation (NTRC),
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS), etc.
Pakistan’s
Secretary for Defence Production Lt. Gen. (Retd) Shahid Iqbal is leading the Pakistan
delegation to the event. The delegation also includes Chairman NESCOM Mr.
Muhammad Irfan Burney, Chairman POF Lt. Gen. Muhammad Ahsan Mahmood, Chairman
HIT Lt. Gen. Syed Wajid Hussain, Chairman PAC Air Marshal Sohail Gul Khan, Ambassador
of Pakistan to Turkey
Mr. Muhammad Haroon Shaukat, Managing Director MVRDE Maj. Gen. Rehan Abdul Baqi,
and other high officials.
Members of the Pakistan delegation are holding meetings with
their Turkish counterparts and other visiting delegations from the Middle East,
Africa and Europe.
Pakistan’s
participation in the fair came on the heels of a successful defence exhibition
“International Defence Exhibition and Seminar” or IDEAS 2012 it recently organized
in Karachi. Pakistan is
offering high tech air and ground equipment and hardware for sale which
manifests the country has achieved self sufficiency in many fields. Pakistan’s
defence industry is not only meeting the requirements of its Armed Forces, but
also exporting defence products to many friendly countries. Such export is not
only contributing to economic growth, but also trying to maintain a balance
between defence spending and national development.
The biennial IDEF fair is held
under the auspices and support of the Ministry of National Defence of Turkey
and managed by Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and organized by Tüyap Fairs
& Exhibitions Organization Inc. A total of 800 Turkish and foreign
companies and company representatives from 49 countries, as well as ministers
and military chiefs from several countries are in attendance at this event.
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