Int'l Defence Exhibition: IDEAS'18 opens tomorrow in Karachi

KARACHI: The 10th edition of International Defence Exhibition and seminar, IDEAS’18 will kick off on Tuesday (tomorrow) at Karachi EXPO Center.

The Radio Pakistan reported that Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to inaugurate the four-day event.

According to details, IDEAS 2018 will be attended by 262 high level delegations from 51 countries, officials of the Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) said during a briefing on Saturday.

IDEAS 2018 will be attended by 262 high level delegations from 51 countries

Five hundred twenty exhibitors from fifty countries including Pakistan will showcase their defence products in the exhibition. Other major countries include China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Jordon, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, and US, which will set up their exclusive country pavilion at the expo.

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IDEAS 2018 has surpassed all previous milestones in terms of space, booking, exhibitors and delegates – domestic and foreigners, and Karachi Expo Centre has been booked to its full capacity, the officials informed.

520 exhibitors from fifty countries including Pakistan will showcase their defence products in IDEAS’18

Itinerary of IDEAS’18

As per the schedule:

• The first two days have been earmarked for delegations, trade visitors and networking activities.
• The other highlights of the day include an international seminar on emerging global and regional environment and the role of grey hybrid warfare there in; Pakistan’s perspective. Renowned national and international subject matter experts will present their scholarly papers on the topic.
• Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(m) will be the keynote speaker.
• On Nov 30, the fourth day of the exhibition will be exclusively reserved for the general public.