September 13, 2007	Thursday	Sha'aban 30, 1428

LONDON, Sept 12: Pakistan recorded its biggest ever participation in an International Defence Exhibition (DSEi) which started here on Tuesday. Previously, only Pakistan Ordinance Factories used to participate in the exhibition. This year seven more companies joined to put up state-of-art and indigenously produced defence-related products. This initiative was taken by Defence Export Promotion Organisation under the patronage of Ministry of Defence Production.

The new company is Nescom which recently manufactured Air Defence Automotive Systems related to C4I and Integrated Battle Field Management Systems.

The IICS, another latest company participating in the exhibition, is displaying latest products – Surface-to-Surface Guided Missile Weapon System, Anza - Anti Tank Guided Missile System Baktar Shikan, Laser Range Finders, Laser Aiming Device, Laser Actuated Targets, Laser Threat Sensors, Automatic Fire Control Systems, and Explosive Reactive Armour Kit.

Also on display are Defence Science & Technology Organisation’s latest products in Nuclear Biological Defence Equipment, Non-metallic Mine Detector, Wind Tunnel and Electronic Warfare Systems. All Technique Corporation of Pakistan is specialist in making laser crystals optical component fabrication, Thin Film metal Dialectical, Reticles, Encoders, Precision Machining and Environment. Two private companies, Badshah & Sons and Outdoor Hassan Collection, which excel in manufacturing equestrian and leather products, also joined the exhibition.—PPI