Indus RAS Expo: Pakistan’s Largest Robotics Exhibition

The Indus RAS Expo 2026, addressed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is highlighted as Pakistan's largest exhibition focused on Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the “Indus RAS – Robotics and Autonomous Systems Expo 2026” on Wednesday, urged all stakeholders to become part of a unified national innovation ecosystem. He stressed the need to develop indigenous knowledge and technological capabilities in Pakistan. The Prime Minister called for universities, research and development centres, startups, industries, and farmers to integrate into this national innovation ecosystem, ensuring that the knowledge behind these technologies is indigenous, owned, and continuously advanced within Pakistan. He further emphasized that the robotics and autonomous systems revolution should not be confined to advanced economies, large corporations, or major cities, but should instead act as a catalyst for inclusive growth by improving the lives of farmers, small businesses, women entrepreneurs, young innovators, and underserved communities across Pakistan and the Global South.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stated that Pakistan has made “remarkable progress” in developing indigenous defence capabilities. Speaking at the Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Expo 2026, held at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in Islamabad, he noted significant advancements in indigenous autonomous capabilities in defence and security under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. The Prime Minister observed cutting-edge technologies and simulators that were 100 percent manufactured and assembled in Pakistan, adding that drones had achieved 60 percent indigenisation.