ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2019 said that Pakistan has received three times more foreign exchange this financial year.
Zubaida Jalal praised the efforts of Pakistani engineers of developing state of the art aircraft, she said, “More than $200 million (Rs31 billion) has been earned by defence production’s export and this amount would increase in coming years.
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The sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2019 officially kicked on Sunday without Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder at the Pakistan pavilion performing the airshow.
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Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE inaugurated the airshow. Close to 1,288 exhibitors and more than 87,000 trade visitors are expected to visit the airshow over the next five days. More than 160 countries, including Pakistan, are participating in the mega-event.
Pakistan’s Super Mushshak training aircraft is also on display at the airshow, but unfortunately, the pride of Pakistan, JF-17 Thunder, is not present in this year’s airshow.
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