Pak military Tablet
By Bala Shah

A Pakistani software company is developing Apps for the Indian tablet Aakash. But even as India’s apex IT-BPO body NASSCOM and its counterpart in Pakistan are doing all they can to work together for mutual benefit, the armed forces of both the countries are in an Arms race.

In 2011, Pakistan announced that it would buy 50 advanced JF-17 Thunder planes from China.  In 2012, India announced it would buy more than 100 Rafale warplanes from France. And the race between the rival airforce, army and navy continues.

Pakistan’s armed forces have announced that they will be developing a handheld Tablet on the same lines as Apple, Amazon and Samsung Tablets.  Respected Pakistani tech and computing blog Propakistani has the details

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The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra has started up a new commercial venture with a Chinese company to manufacture smart tablets to strengthen national economy.

It is said that venture may produce several products starting with a computing tablet, a notebook and an eBook reader.

Details suggest that products are initially being marketed in Rawalpindi, but modalities needed to be finalized so it could expand to other cities including Lahore and Karachi.

The competitively priced products, he said, have several benefits because they are being manufactured in Kamra.

“It comes with a joint one-year warranty of PAC and Innavtek. Because PAC is producing it, it will ensure quality. We will also provide backup support,” the official said an official statement.
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