 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8.It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.On 16 August 2012, nine Tehrik-e-Taliban militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2 am.