The security scenario at the regional and global level is undergoing a major transformation, which has strategic implications for Pakistan. As the regional security situation becomes more complex and uncertain, Pakistan's defence industry would be compelled to develop a response that is proportionate to challenges that lie ahead.
These views were expressed by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne at a seminar titled "Security Outlook 2025 - Future Security Trends and Challenges for Defence Industry in Mounting Technological Response." The seminar was held under the aegis of the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO) and organised by Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS). The seminar was a part of bi-annual defence exhibition IDEAS -2012.
The chief guest of the seminar, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, in his key note address, further said that this mega-event signifies the accomplishments of Pakistan's defence industry, despite serious security challenges confronting it.
Steve Coll, an eminent Speaker from USA, in his speech titled "Technology and the Future of War", elaborated that recent developments have generated a debate about how computers, satellites, lasers, nano-weapons and other next-generation military technologies will shape doctrine, warfare and global power. One notable aspect of this evolution, according to him, was that how rapidly it had occurred.
Dr Maleeha Lodhi, in her presentation titled "Challenge of Uncertainty: Pakistan's Response and Defence Industry in an Era of Transition", made the point that Pakistan's geopolitical location and volatile neighbourhood had placed it at the centre of many regional storms. In this context, she said that regional developments could accentuate Pakistan's security anxieties and will have to be factored in for the direction and evolution of the defence industry.-PR
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