Turkish defense firms see hundreds of visitors at Pakistan fair

Anadolu Agency :
Hundreds of local and foreign delegates and visitors browsed Turkish companies’ stalls on the second day of a major defense fair being held in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday.
Some 28 of Türkiye’s top defense manufacturers are showcasing their military hardware at the four-day fair that began on Tuesday. They include prominent developers STM, Roketson, Meteksan, ASFAD, MKE, Tualcom and others.
Nearly 300 international defense manufacturers from 32 countries, along with over 260 delegates from 64 countries, are taking part in the defense exhibition, a leading defense expo in South Asia.
The biennial event billed as “IDEAS 2022,” is taking place after a gap of four years as the 2020 fair could not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside China, Türkiye has the largest representation at the fair. Kamran Tessori, the governor of southern Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital, and Maj. Gen. Arif Malik, the director general of the country’s defense exports promotion authority, also paid a visit to the Turkish pavilion. Tessori, who expressed interest in Turkish defense products during his visit, said he hoped that Ankara’s “huge” participation in the fair would open up new avenues for mutual cooperation in the defense and security sectors.