IDEAS 2018 enters second day.

KARACHI: The tenth International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2018) entered its second day on Wednesday at Karachi's Expo Centre. The four-day defence exhibition, which commenced on November 27, saw almost262 high-level delegations from 51 different countries in attendance.

The exhibition is expected to continue till November 30. Organised under the aegis of Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO), IDEAS 2018 brings together defence industry players from different parts of the world. Earlier, during a media briefing, DEPO Media Director Commodore Tariq Javed said, "There will be 522 exhibitors from 50 countries this year.

" 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 will have their exclusive country pavilions. The guest countries are expected to showcase their latest technological innovations while a large number of senior civil and military delegations and trade visitors from across the globe will attend the event.

The event will encompass a series of activities ranging from world's advanced defence technology demonstrations, an international seminar, three conferences by the Pakistan armed forces, the IDEAS Karachi Show to a counter-terrorism demonstration. Networking and business expansions through business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) engagements and the signing of MoUs are said to be additional features of the exhibition.

Two Russian naval ships will also be visiting Pakistan for a port call during IDEAS 2018. New inventions of Pakistan defence industry including those from Global Industrial Solutions, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Shibli Electronics, Universal Smart Military Systems and Daudson Armoury will also be inaugurated and showcased during the exhibition. The first two days of the exhibition have been earmarked for delegations, trade visitors and networking activities.

Commodore Tariq Javed...