KARACHI
The 8th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) will be held from December 1 to 4, 2014 at the Expo Centre, Karachi.
This was stated by Brig Mazhar Mushtaq Qureshi during a press briefing at the Expo Centre on Wednesday after the first Steering Committee meeting for IDEAS-2014. The meeting was chaired by Maj Gen Tahir Ashraf Khan, the Director General of the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO), Ministry of Defence Production.
He said that IDEAS is a manifestation of Pakistan’s indigenous defence production capabilities aimed at utilising its export potential. It is an established rendezvous for convergence of international defence exhibitors, official defence delegations, security analysts and top level policy planners, he added.
Brig Mazhar Mushtaq said that IDEAS has significantly contributed towards promoting strategic partnership with the country’s friends and has served to achieve the shared objectives of peace and stability in the region.
The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries, armed forces, law enforcement agencies, relevant government departments, DEPO officials and Badar Expo Solutions (event manager).
During the meeting, departments responsible for the conduct of various activities for IDEAS-2014, were briefed about the requirements related to layout and organisation at Expo Centre, traffic management, communication infrastructure and allied facilities around the Expo Centre.
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