First Published: Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 16:45
Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer
The Minister also announced that another agreement was signed with Ukraine for the upgradation of 200 al-Khalid-1 tanks.
The Al-Khalid or "The Immortal Tank", is a main battle tank developed in a joint venture between China and Pakistan in the 1990s. It is powered by a Ukrainian diesel engine.
Talking to media, Tanveer said Ukraine defence industry is one of the most advanced in the world, which also produced battle tanks for the Russian army.
IANS