- PM Shehbaz to open IDEAS-24 at Expo Centre, Karachi right now.
- Expo being held beneath Ministry of Defence and Defence Manufacturing.
- Startups Pavilion going to be considered one of new sights this yr.
Strict safety measures, together with a seven-day ban on protests and rallies in Karachi, have been put in place because the megacity hosts the twelfth version of the Worldwide Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS-24) on the Expo Centre from November 19 to 22, 2024.
The ban, efficient from November 18 to 24, was introduced late Monday by Karachi Commissioner Syed Hasan Naqvi beneath Part 144, following a request from the Extra Inspector Basic of Police, Karachi Vary.
A notification issued on this regard states that public gatherings of greater than 5 individuals won’t be allowed throughout the given interval. Related restrictions have additionally been imposed in Islamabad in a notification issued by the Extra Deputy Commissioner.
The defence exhibition will open right now after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurates it. The exhibition might be organised by the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO), beneath the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and Defence Manufacturing, aiming to advertise Pakistan’s defence business internationally.
The occasion as per its traditions will showcase splendid actions encompassing world’s superior defence know-how demonstrations, worldwide seminar, IDEAS Tri-Providers Karachi Present, networking, and enterprise expansions by way of B2B and B2G engagements.
The IDEAS-24 will convey collectively defence industries from throughout the globe to showcase their newest technological improvements.
The Defence Business of Pakistan (public in addition to personal) can even showcase its defence-related merchandise of worldwide requirements.
One of many new additions to the IDEAS-2024 would be the Startups Pavilion which is being established beneath the auspices of the Nationwide College of Sciences and Expertise (NUST), the Pakistan Navy Maritime Science and Expertise Park (PNMSTP) and the Nationwide Aerospace and Expertise Park (NASTP) within the area of Synthetic Intelligence (AI) and the defence sector, with a view to giving worldwide publicity to younger entrepreneurs, who’re anticipated to show extremely progressive initiatives and applied sciences.
Senior civil and army delegations and commerce guests in massive numbers can even be witnessing the IDEAS-24, in response to the Defence Export Promotion Group (DEPO).
The earlier version of the defence exhibition was attended by 350 delegates from 57 international locations, in addition to high-level delegations headed by defence ministers, defence secretaries and heads of the armed forces.