POF Metallurgical Laboratory

POF Metallurgical Laboratory
Established1972 (1972)
Field of research
LocationWah in Punjab, Pakistan
Operating agency
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Websitehttps://www.pmt-labs.com.pk/

The POF Metallurgical Laboratory (also known as "ML") is a research and development laboratory located near the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It's a part of POF Materials Testing Laboratories (PMTL Labs).[2]

Established in 1972 to study non-ferrous metals, it played an important role during the development of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear weapons program.[3][4] It's activities include research into non-ferrous and ferrous metals, materials science as well as testing, accreditation and quality assurance.[5]

  1. ^ "LABORATORIES IN PAKISTAN". Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ ":..PMT LABS..:". www.pmt-labs.com.pk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Brochure PMT labs" (PDF). pmt-labs.com.pk.
  4. ^ Khan, Feroz Hassan (2012). Eating grass the making of the atomic bomb. Stanford, California: Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0804784801.
  5. ^ Director of Metallurgical Lab. "Scope of Metallurgical Laboratory" (PDF). Director of Metallurgical Lab. Retrieved 27 August 2013.