During the development period, Heavy Industries Taxila gained experience after building the Type 85-IIAP under Chinese licence and prepared to begin production of the Al-Khalid tank in 1999.
Tijekom razdoblja razvoja, Heavy Industries Taxila dobila je iskustvo proizvodeći Kineski Tip 85-IIAP i pripremila se za proizvodnju Al Khalid tenka 1999. godine.