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HIT's Muhafiz APC Proves To Be A Deadly Embarrassment

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A horrifying case of gross negligence and corruption has come to light, which not only cost at least 13 lives of Karachi policemen in the infamous Lyari operation, but also grievously damaged the government strategy to combat militancy in the troubled Karachi neighbourhood. </div>
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 It has now been confirmed that the May 2012 Lyari Operation had to be suspended with an unnecessary loss of police blood, exposing a mega fraud which was hushed up at the highest level. This fraud relates to the substandard armoured and tracking cars, the tyre-mounted and chain-mounted APCs that were provided to the police to enter the troubled areas with confidence and guaranteed protection and safety. But these APCs proved to be death traps for those inside.</div>
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 Several policemen were killed inside these vehicles by low-calibre bullets though these APCs were supposed to be bullet- and bomb-proof.
 
At least 18 vehicles launched in the operation were hit by ordinary bullets which pierced them, making holes and killing or injuring the policemen inside. One type of APC cost Rs20 million each while the other was Rs54 million per piece approximately. </div>
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 The APCs were provided by a Pakistani company, Heavy Industries, Taxila (HIT), and were demanded by the Sindh government to fight the heavily-armed terrorists and urban gangs of criminals.
 
The basic weakness of these APCs, also supplied to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police, was that its protective shield was too thin and fragile and could not even stop low-calibre bullets as experienced during the Lyari Operation. </div>
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 Named “Muhafiz,” the APCs proved a deadly embarrassment for the police and after more than seven were destroyed by the armed gangs, an urgent joint investigation was launched.
 
The report of this JIT, obtained by It has been revealed that hundreds of millions of rupees had been wasted as the manufacturer of the APCs received the payments for much better quality APCs.</div>
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 “Talha”, the chain-mounted tracker vehicle, had its own problems – again indicating how public money close to Rs04 billion allocated for such purchases was brutally misappropriated, while exposing the police to the dangers of death and injuries and endangering the entire counter-terrorism effort in urban centres.
 
One senior police official told “With such vehicles carrying the counter-terrorist staffs, the entire security of the country is at risk. This scandal has also put the standard of tanks being produced to fight the peripheral counter-terrorism war into doubt.”</div>
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 The embarrassment was displayed in Lyari when one of the APCs was not only snatched by gangs, but, after killing and injuring the policemen inside it, was hung up from a tall structure for all to see.
 
The JIT report revealed two blatant admissions, apart from others, by the Sindh Police as well as the manufacturer of these vehicles: (a) The standard of these vehicles was criminally poor; (b) unused vehicles were returned to the manufacturer for upgrading at government cost, which runs into tens of millions of rupees.</div>
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<b> The JIT further points out that 40 (Talha) trackers and 60 Muhafiz APCs were built by use of chassis acquired through an Islamabad-based company, the principal partner of which is a Dubai based company, both traders and not manufacturer.
 
Muhafiz’s supplied version was designed in 2004-05 with aluminium body, which was bullet-resistant with 110 engine horse power for 2.5 ton load and shield of 7.62 calibre, which is the Nato standard.</b></div>
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 All eventual orders met the substandard additions which were introduced with steel (not aluminium) body and the low-calibre bullets fired at them in Lyari operation exposed their worth.
 
Ironically, the JIT suggests that the producer promised to repair the damaged APCs, again at additional cost, but experts say such APCs cannot be repaired because if they are originally vulnerable, welding makes them more vulnerable.
 
The News contacted Brig Rehmat Khan, Managing Director, APC Factory, HIT, Taxila, for his comments on the quality of the APCs and the JIT report findings, but he refused to talk in detail and just said: “I won’t talk on this issue.”</div>
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 But Sindh Home Secretary Sohail Akber, however, gave his views on the issue. “We shall take action on the official JIT report produced by experts and the relevant sides to determine the causes of police casualties in the APCs,” he said.
 
When asked if it would only be the Sindh government taking such action against whoever was found at fault, or if the federal government too would do its part, the Home Secretary said: “Whichever authority is relevant has to play its part in taking action”.</div>
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 An international expert on APCs, Dr Jan Stegmann, Vice President Composhield A/S, USA, who is also a Professor at Aalborg University, USA, told the News that the Muhafiz cannot do its job even after repairs as it would stay as vulnerable as it already is.
 
“If you plan to make it secure for the personnel, then you have to upgrade it. You cannot do that too.</div>
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 The B-6 version cannot be upgraded as it cannot carry the weight the B-7 version has to carry.”
 
Asked if he meant that the Muhafiz needs to be trashed and the billions spent on this version had gone waste, he said: “I am afraid the situation has proved your fear.”
 
When asked if Pakistan can produce B-7 APCs by importing all the kit-plus material, Dr Stegmann said some of the components can be built within Pakistan but the rest would have to be imported for assembly purposes. </div>
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 The JIT report reveals that the APCs’ shields were produced applying B-6 protection level, which is used for luxury cars; whereas, the international standard for APCs is 9mm sheet level but in Muhafiz the thickness level was just 6mm.
 
Furthermore, the manufacturer of Muhafiz and Talha vehicles did not submit with the supplies the manufacturer’s guarantee, warranty and mill-test certificates, and the recipient, mysteriously, did not object.</div>
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HIT's Muhafiz APC Proves To Be A Deadly Embarrassment

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Pak helicopter crashes in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Pak helicopter crashes in Gilgit-Baltistan

A Pakistan Army aviation's Mi-17 helicopter crashed in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, killing three personnel and injuring two more.

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SPD's Special Response Force Hold Training Exercise

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General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee witnessed <a href="http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2012/02/field-training-exercises-of-spds.html">security exercise of Special Response Force of the Strategic Plans Division.</a><br />
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 Exercise was aimed at reviewing enhanced measures. General Khalid Shameem Wynne appreciated the skills, expertise and professionalism of participating troops and expressed complete confidence in their capabilities.</div>
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SPD's Special Response Force Hold Training Exercise

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Pakistan opens NATO supply lines after apology

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Ending a bitter seven-month standoff, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized to Pakistan on Tuesday for the killing of 24 Pakistani troops last fall and won in return the reopening of critical NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. The agreement could save the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars in war costs.</div>
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 The first trucks carrying NATO goods should move across the border on Wednesday, U.S. officials said. It could take days to ramp up supplies to pre-attack levels, but around two dozen impatient truck drivers celebrated the news in a parking lot in the southern city of Karachi by singing, dancing and drumming on empty fuel cans.</div>
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 “We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military,” Clinton said, recounting a telephone conversation she had with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar concerning the deaths that led Pakistan to close the supply routes. “I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives.” </div>
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 “I am pleased that Foreign Minister Khar has informed me that the ground supply lines into Afghanistan are opening,” Clinton added in her statement.

It marked the first time any U.S. official formally apologized for the deaths, a step hotly debated within the Obama administration and one demanded by Pakistan before it would reopen the supply routes. </div>
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Pakistani lawmakers also wanted Washington to halt all air strikes in the country and stop shipping weapons and ammunition to Afghanistan through Pakistani airspace, demands the U.S. has ignored. Negotiations stumbled at one point over transit fees Pakistan sought to charge.</div>
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INS Vikramaditya To Undergo Aviation Trials Soon

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Russia will soon start deploying <span style="background-color: white;">MIG-29K fighter and helicopters for the aviation trials</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">to check out the aviation facilities of INS Vikramaditya which is scheduled to join the Indian Navy by the end of 2012.</span></div>
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INS Vikramaditya To Undergo Aviation Trials Soon

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Four PAF Air Commodores Promoted as Air Vice Marshal

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The Government has promoted Air Commodore Anis-ur-Rehman, Air Commodore Sohail Ahmad Malik, Air Commodore Muhammad Salman And Air Commodore Ijaz Mahmood Malik to the rank of air vice marshal.</div>
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 Anis-ur-Rehman was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force on 29 March, 1982. He has commanded a fighters’ squadron, a fighters’ wing and an operational air base.  He is a graduate of combat commanders’ school, air war college and national defence university. </div>
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Air Vice Marshal Sohail Ahmad Malik was commissioned in PAF on 15 January, 1982. <span style="background-color: white;">During his career, he has served as Chief Engineer JF-17 co-production and as Managing Director at Aircraft Manufacturing Factory Kamra. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Salman was commissioned in PAF on 24 September, 1982. He has commanded an engineering wing and has been working as Managing Director of Mirage Rebuild Factory at PAC Kamra. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Air Vice Marshal Ijaz Mahmood Malik was commissioned in PAF on 23 November, 1981. He has worked on all the main air defence systems of PAF. He has commanded a sector operations centre and an air base. He is a graduate of Combat Commanders’ School, Air War College and National Defence University.</span></div>
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Four PAF Air Commodores Promoted as Air Vice Marshal

The Government has promoted Air Commodore Anis-ur-Rehman, Air Commodore Sohail Ahmad Malik, Air Commodore Muhammad Salman And Air Commod...

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Pak Navy 97th Officer Commission Passing Out

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Pakistan Navy (PN) 97th officer commission passing out parade held at Manora PNS Rahbar.</div>
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 Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Tahir Rafique Butt was the guest of honour, while PN Chief Asif Sandela welcomed the special guest on this occasion.
 
82 midshipmen and 22 short service commission (SSC) officers, including 5 foreigners and 3 female were commissioned. Midshipman Shahriyar obtained the sword of honour.</div>
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Pak Navy 97th Officer Commission Passing Out

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Pakistani Policemen Guarding Quetta Railway Station

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National Engineering Robotic Contest 2012

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National Engineering Robotics Contest 2012 was organized by NUST, STEM Career Program-HEC and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) at the College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (EME) Rawalpindi.
Dr. Younus Javed, the Dean of Academics in his opening address, welcomed all the teams and honorable guests.</div>
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 He stressed that co- and extra-curricular activities play a very important role in building a sound personality and a successful human being. He emphasized on the participants that all competitions of human activities are focused for improvements and winning/losing is a byproduct.</div>
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 This is how we will grow as a nation. 
Brigadier  Dr. Javaid Iqbal, the Head of Mechatronics Department and Chief Organizer of the contest, informed that more than 170 teams from different Engineering Universities, Colleges and Institutes from all over the country registered for the qualifying round. 
Major General Obaid Bin Zakria, HI(M), Commandant College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in his address welcomed everyone to the National Engineering Robotics Contest 2012, he appreciated how the number of participants had grown over the years and the standard of the competition has risen. 
At the end of the ceremony the Chief Guest Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh (HI), gave away the prizes to the winning teams of “National Engineering Robotic Contest 2012” (NERC).</div>
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 In his address the Honorable Chief Guest, Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh while complimenting the efforts taken up so vigorously by NUST College of E&ME called “National Engineering Robotics Contest” a one of a kind platform providing the engineering students of Pakistan with an opportunity to get the complete engineering experience.</div>
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 He said that “Seeing such a huge turnout and the students working with such dedication on one of the most sophisticated field engineering has to offer, I can see the potential of our future engineers”.  
While acknowledging the importance of Mechatronics engineering he commented “Since every machine these days is a blend of several technologies, Mechatronics Engineering as a new discipline has found widespread acceptance in the world, including a large number of developing countries”.</div>
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Pakistan Navy Inducts PNS Azmat, Fast Attack (Missile) Craft FAMC

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Pakistan’s first fast-attack craft (missile) PNS Azmat was formally inducted in Pakistan Navy in a ceremony held at the PN Dockyard on Thursday.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne was the chief guest on the occasion.</div>
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 PNS Azmat is the first ship of its kind in the Pakistan Navy fleet.

The craft has been designed and constructed by the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC). The ship was commissioned as PNS Azmat in China on April 23.<br />
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 Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest said that Pakistan Navy’s multiple international deployments were a manifestation of its commitment to guarantee a safe and conducive maritime environment for the world. </div>
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 He said that PNS Azmat was an embodiment of the persistent endeavours of Pakistan Navy to remain relevant to the contemporary environment through induction of state-of-the-art technology. Wynne said that indigenous capability of defence production had been the aim of Pakistan’s armed forces and the fast attack craft programme would contribute to achieve that target by constructing a second craft at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. </div>
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 He lauded the defence cooperation between China and Pakistan, saying the longstanding ties between the two countries were a manifestation of an enduring, multidimensional and deep-rooted relationship. He hoped that defence collaboration between the two countries would grow in the times to come.<br />
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 Earlier, in his welcome address, Vice Admiral Zakaullah said that induction of PNS Azmat was a moment of pride for Pakistan in general and Pakistan Navy in particular. He apprised the audience that the ship was extremely agile and capable of undertaking multiple roles, adding that it was fitted with modern weapons and sensors and a variety of defence systems.</div>
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 He added that the induction of the craft would provide operational flexibility to safeguard the country’s maritime interests effectively.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila, a large number of navy officers and personnel of the China Shipbuilding and Offshore Company attended the ceremony.

The chief guest handed over the ship scroll to the Pakistan fleet commander.</div>
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 He visited PNS Azmat and was introduced to the project team.

With the induction of its first fast-attack craft, the Pakistan Navy has become the first force in the region to have this advanced defence capability.</div>
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