Ambassador of Qatar calls on Rana Tanveer

ISLAMABAD, Mar 07 (APP):Ambassador of Qatar, Saqr Bin Mubarak Al-Mansouri, called on Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain in his office at Ministry of Defence Production, Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
The minister welcomed the guest and highlighted the importance of relations between the two brotherly countries, said a press release issued here.
The minister stated that Pakistan valued its relation with Qatar and desire to further strengthen the relation between both the countries. He expressed special thanks to Khalid Al Attiyah, Qatar’s Minister for State for Defence Affairs for extending invitation to attend DIMDEX-18.
Rana Tanveer Hussain briefed the Ambassador about salient features of JF-17 thunder aircraft. He said that it was an advanced,
all weather, multirole, fighter aircraft with an excellent air-to-air, and air-to-ground combat capabilities.
He also briefed the dignitary about the defence industries and their state-of-the-art defence products. He further expressed that Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) had the expertise and skill to establish production facilities for infantry weapons, small arms and ammunition.
He said that security products manufactured by Heavy Industries Taxil (HIT) could also be beneficial for Qatar’s defence forces. Both sides expressed the desire to expand defence industrial cooperation.
The importance of joint ventures and exchange of expertise between the two countries also came under the discussion. The minister extended an invitation for Qatari leadership to attend IDEAS-2018 to be held in November 2018.