IDEAS 2016 begins at Karachi Expo Centre today
The exhibition is being arranged under the theme of "Arms for Peace."
KARACHI (Dunya New) - The ninth four-day International Defence Exhibition and Seminar-2016 will begin at Expo Centre in Karachi today (Tuesday). The even will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
According to Radio Pakistan, 90 delegates from forty three countries are participating in the event.
The exhibition is being arranged by Defense Export and Promotion Organization under the theme of "Arms for Peace."
According to organizers, JF-Thunder, K8 Aircraft, Al-Khalid Tank, Fast Attack Craft Missile Boat and other defense products will be showcased in the exhibition.
IDEAS 2016, being the most strategically important event of the region, will once again bring together twenty-one foreign and one hundred fifty seven national firms who will showcase their products in the exhibition. The four days of the show are exclusively for trade visitors and high official defence delegates.
The most productive geopolitical region of Asia is one of the largest markets for Defence Products. In a bid to effectively meet the new challenge posed by the transformed regional and global security dynamics, Asia as well as governments of the neighboring continent of Africa allocates significant budgets for modernization and up-gradation programs for their armed forces.
