ISLAMABAD – Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has saidthere is a need for enhanced public private partnership to make Pakistandefence industry into vibrant, self-reliant and self-sustained entity.
He was addressing a two-day National Seminar on “DefenceProduction-Security through Self Reliance” held in Rawalpindi on Friday.
The COAS said that apart from public sector and defence productionorganizations, a fully integrated private sector in our defence industry ismuch wanting.
There is a need to amplify indigenization through fully integrated Publicand Private Organizations in Defence production for meaningful progressionin defence of the country.
Based on discussion and suggestions discussed during the two days longsessions, seminar concluded with policy level recommendations for thegovernment.
Major recommendations included establishment of Task Force under PrimeMinister for road-map to facilitating indigenous defence production,establishing raw material industry, incorporating private sector for rawmaterial base so as to optimally utilize public sector capacity forindigenous defence production.
It was proposed that the surplus defence potential may be exported. The”Digital Parks” should be established to tap software industry potentialand research and development may be promoted in the universities.
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Representatives from public sector discussed and suggested way forward forpublic private partnership in defence production. Speaking on the occasion,Minister for Defence Production Zobaida Jalal and Minister for Science andTechnology Chaudhary Fawad Hussain shared their views and suggestions fordevelopment of Pakistan Defence Industry into a prolific entity.
Representatives from private sectors shared roadmap for enhancing public-private partnership in defence production.
Mr Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to PM on Commerce, Textile, Industry andProduction and Investment of Pakistan enlightened the participants onimportance of independent Defence Industry for National Security.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa thankedparticipants for giving time to an important issue concerning nationalsecurity.
