KARACHI, Pakistan: The minister for defence production Rana Tanvir Hussain said on Wednesday that Pakistan is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in defence sector.
In a meeting with the Afghan Air Chief Major General Wahab Wardak during exhibition “Ideas 2014” in Karachi on Wednesday, the minister said that Pakistan is desirous for a peaceful Afghanistan.
The minister said that steps being taken by the new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani are commendable.
The Afghan Air Chief and the Afghan General for Logistics General Afzal, who was also present on the occasion, expressed their willingness for greater cooperation with Pakistan.
The 8th biennial International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2014) continues at the Expo Centre in Karachi, and 88 delegations from 47 countries are taking part in it.
Some of the major indigenously developed products being showcased in the four-day defence exhibition include Main Battle Tank Al-Khalid, JF-17 Thunder Fighter Aircraft, Armoured Personnel Carriers and missile boats.
“It is very important event in the history of Pakistan because now we have capable to defend our country and also import our defense products. The IDEAS 2014 is highly significant to introduce our defense products at international level,” the analyst Dr Manzoor Khan said.
“Pakistan is on the track of technological inventions and we are the nation with atomic power which is very important for the defense of the country,” he added.
