Beijing to buy MK-5 PK arms

Published September 18, 2002

KARACHI, Sept 17: China has shown keen interest in the purchase of MP-5 PK, indigenously developed by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah.

The issue came up at a meeting held on Tuesday between POF chairman Lt-Gen Abdul Qayyum and a delegation from Nirinco-China.

“The Nirinco-China delegation would soon visit POF to have live demonstration of the state-of-the-art self-defence weapon and place the procurement order,” a POF source said.—APP

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