KARACHI: The 12th edition of the defence exhibition and seminar, IDEAS 2024, will begin today in the Karachi Expo Center.
The large show will be opened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and various international workflows are planned, including one with Turkish defense specialists.
The expo is planned to host about 300 international participants from 55 different countries with a considerable number of foreign companies from Turkiye and China, whom it is assumed will seek to monopolize.
For the very first time, Iran’s presence also enhances the foreign contingent. This four-day exhibition seeks to become a forum where participants from various industries will be able to display innovations and technologies in the defense sector.
More than 550 companies will exhibit defense equipment, with over 330 international participants. Turkiye will introduce defense technologies in Halls 1 and 2, while China will have its exhibition in Hall 3.
There will also be more materials on this topic in Hall 6 at the Pakistan Pavilion, while startups will have another separate hall for them to pitch their creative ideas.
