A prestigious ceremony was held at School of Artillery Nowshera in which Chief of Logistics Staff Turkish Armed Forces Lieutenant General Hulusi AKAR donated 155 mm Howitzer Panther Gun to Pakistan Army.Speaking on occasion Lieutenant General Hulusi AKAR said Pakistan and Turkey enjoy a very special relationship marked by a rich reserve of mutual good will and strong desire to further strengthen bilateral ties. Both brethren countries enjoy close relations in field of defence collaboration ranging from weapons and equipment training of each student officer in Pakistan and turkey and joint exercise being conducted.
Turkey is a leading country in production of arms and this donation will be a mile stone in the history of both countries in further fostering brotherly relations. Lieutenant General Hulusi AKAR handed over the keys, of 155 mm Howitzer Panther Gun to Lieutenant General Ejaz Ahmed Bakhshi, Director General Weapons & Equipment. A memorandum of understanding between both countries was also signed to boost existing ties on defence production. 155 mm modem towed Howitzer Panther Gun is latest artillery piece manufacture by Turkey and has range of 40 Kilometer.
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