KARACHI—The 12th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2024 is scheduled to begin on November 19 at the Karachi Expo Centre.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif will be the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony. On day three of this exhibition, an International Seminar on “Pakistan Defence Production Potential Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward” will also be held.
Renowned national and international experts will present their scholarly papers on the topic. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI(M), will be the Chief guest. For the visiting dignitaries and the people of Karachi, a Tri-Services Karachi show will be held at Nishan-e-Pakistan Sea View, Karachi.
The four-day event will showcase several splendid activities encompassing the world’s advanced defence technology demonstrations, international seminars, IDEAS Tri-Services Karachi Show, networking, and business expansions through B2B and B2G engagements.
IDEAS-24 will bring together defence industries from across the globe to showcase their latest technological innovations. The Defence Industry of Pakistan (public and private) will also showcase its Defence-related Products of international standards.
One of the highlights will be the Startups Pavilion which is being established under the auspices of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Navy Maritime Science and Technology Park (PNMSTP) and National Aerospace and Technology Park (NASTP) in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and defence sector, to give an international exposure to our young entrepreneurs, who are expected to display highly innovative projects and technologies.
A large number of senior civil and military delegations and trade visitors (inland & foreign) would also be witnessing IDEAS-24.
IDEAS-24 will surpass all previous milestones in terms of space booked and, the number of exhibitors and delegates both domestic and foreign. Karachi Expo Centre has been booked to its full capacity with more than 550 exhibitors including 340 international defence exhibitors from Turkey, China, North America, South America, Europe, Asia and the Far East. Besides trade visitors, more than 350 high-level Civil/ Military official delegates from 55 countries will be attending the exhibition.
