US to buy small arms from Islamabad - Pak daily
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, July 15, IRNA -- The United States will buy from Pakistan small arms and ammunition for Iraq and Afghanistan. Dawn newspaper reported in its Thursday issue that US defense authorities had certified small arms and ammunition produced in Pakistan as meeting international standards and specifications. It said that the Pakistan Ordnance Factories and its 14 allied plants were manufacturing quality weapons, which were being purchased by a number of developed countries, including France and Germany. "A separate understanding had been reached with France and China to start joint ventures in the defense field." The POF authorities would soon be giving a presentation in the French Embassy to defense officials of that country for undertaking joint ventures, the daily added. The Giat company of France has reportedly expressed its willingness to buy different kinds of weapons manufactured in Pakistan for sale in Africa. The POF is hoping for 100 percent increase in export orders from Asian, European, African, North American and Latin American countries. In this regard, the year 2005 would be very significant when a number of export orders were likely to materialize, according to Dawn. MHA/TSH/2322/1432
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