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COAS visits Heavy Industries Taxila

RAWALPINDI: COAS Gen Syed Asim Munir on Tuesday (11th of April, 2023) visited Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) and expressed his full confidence in the capabilities of its personnel.

He also appreciated the commitment of officers and workforce to transform HIT into a modern defense production establishment for meeting requirements of Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) at par with international standards, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release said

The Army Chief was briefed about the technical capabilities of HIT, progress of on-going projects, indigenization efforts and recently undertaken modernization measures.

The COAS visited various factories of HIT and witnessed the manufacturing, rebuild and upgradation of tanks, APCs, enhanced protection solutions, remote weapon systems and indigenous 155 mm Artillery gun barrels for the Pak Army.

The COAS remarked that HIT is a hub of knowledge, economy and, research and development (R&D) which is key to achieving self-reliance in defense production and contributes towards national exports and economy.

Earlier on arrival, COAS was received by Chairman HIT.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.