President Dr. Arif Alvi visited Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) on Tuesday and applauded HIT’s efforts to attain self-reliance through indigenization and acquisition of modern technologies for combat vehicles and systems.
Chairman HIT Lieutenant General Syed Aamer Raza received the President on arrival.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the President was briefed on HIT’s technical capabilities, production activities, indigenization efforts, major Research and Development (R&D) projects, and recently undertaken initiatives to improve the efficiency of HIT.
Dr. Alvi visited various factories and witnessed work on ongoing projects. He took a keen interest in ongoing R&D projects including Bullet Proofing and IED protection of Military Vehicles and manufacturing of tank and Artillery Gun barrels and systems.
He expressed full confidence in the capabilities of HIT and appreciated his commitment to transforming the organization into a modern defence production establishment to adequately meet the requirements of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in line with international standards.
