Some of the leading research in AI has been done by Afiniti, founded by a Pakistani American (Zia Chisty) and with big presence in Khi and Lahore.
Finally. An excellent venture. No not exactly, AZM started earlier and might come in parallel once it matures. I was offered a position at PAC Kamra a few years ago related to aerodynamic design optimisation. AZM was still very much in the early stages and R&D is still being performed in addition to what they have.
Jointly between militaries and other institutions. Like USAF as an example. The Air Force Material Command works jointly with various defence contractors. You'd see civilians and military personnel flying F-16s, F-35s, F-15s , F-22s. and numerous other projects. Still an excellent step for PAF.
We love to ban things initially or call them haram and later realize our stupidity. Few years ago youtube was haram now every molana is using them and making money. Same thing today, games and esports and tiktok and bitcoin is being threatened with bans. A decade or 2 later when new gen grows up they will have face-palm moments on the stupidity of current authorities.
To add to that, in the US the military has very large setups for R&D - namely ONR and AFRL. It's just that the private sector is larger here. In contrast, in Pakistan our military does all the R&D but it is tiny compared to even ONR and AFRL, let alone the private US defence sector.
