By Bureau report
“We have improved the standard and quality both in terms of robustness and precision of indigenously-manufactured TT pistol by the artisans belonging to arms manufacturing industry of Peshawar valley that has a history of over 150 years,” said Chairman of
PHSADC, Nauman Wazir while talking to reporters on Thursday. He said the locally-manufactured small guns would be presented to customers meeting all quality standards.
He said the craftsmen of Peshawar and Darra Adamkhel had a long history of producing small arms since the time when British colonial rulers facilitated the natives of Kotal Pass to manufacture weaponry under a deal for guarding the pass.
The PHSADC, he continued, was striving to harness the national potential in the field of hunting and sporting arms by opening opportunities for export of locally-manufactured arms, accessories and equipment.
Pakistan, he added, offered an exciting potential to the international market in the field of hunting and sporting arms sector.
To harness the total national potential of hunting and sporting arms industry of Pakistan, PHSADC is working on different fronts to improve the quality of arms produced by local arms manufacturers so that export could be enhanced.
Presently, he said, the PHSADC had approached the students doing MBAs from different universities of Peshawar to prepare a plan for marketing improved quality of TT pistol.
Those who suggested best marketing plan would be awarded a cash award of Rs25,000 and PHSADC would implement recommendations for improving sale of the product. Nauman Wazir said the PHSADC had shared experience in reversed engineering with Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) by arranging visit of technical staff to Lahore.
The objective of gaining experience in reverse engineering is to improve the quality of locally manufactured arms in different parts of the country including Peshawar, Darra Adamkhel, Lahore, Sialkot, Pindigheb, Sargodha, Quetta and Northern Areas and to increase the export of the country in the field of hunting and sporting arms.