Second day of IDEAS'18 going with full swing

KARACHI: The 10th edition of International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2018) entered its second day at Karachi’s Expo Centre on Wednesday (today).

The four-day defence exhibition was inaugurated by President Arif Alvi on November 27 and will continue till November 30.

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 with 522 exhibitors from 51 countries, including Pakistan, the officials informed.

Organised under the aegis of Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO), IDEAS brings together defence industry players from different parts of the world.

Besides Pakistan itself, other major exporters of defence technology including China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, USA are exhibiting their exclusive country pavilions at IDEAS’18.

The event comprises a series of activities from the world’s advance defence technologies, an international seminar and the IDEAS Karachi Show to a counter-terrorism demonstration.

Exclusive land, maritime and aviation conferences by Pakistan Army, Navy and the Air Force respectively is another highlight of IDEAS 2018.

Two Russian naval ships will also be visiting Pakistan for port call during IDEAS 2018.

Two Russian naval ships will also be visiting Pakistan for port call during IDEAS 2018.

The latest inventions of Pakistan defence industry are also being showcased, including those from Global Industrial Solutions, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Shibli Electronics, Universal Smart Military Systems and Daudson Armoury.

An air show by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at Nishan-i-Pakistan, Sea View, is also a part of IDEAS’ itinerary for November 29.

The fourth day of the exhibition will be opened for public but only those who are registered visitors of IDEAS’18.