 Official logo of Pakistan Ordnance Factories | |
Native name | Urdu: پاکستان آرڈیننس فیکٹریاں |
|---|---|
| Company type | State-owned company |
| Industry | Firearms, Defense, Machinery |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Lt General Syed Tahir Hameed Shah (Chairman) |
| Products | Pistols, Rifles, Submachine gun, Machine gun, Shotguns, Munitions, Explosives, Machine tools |
| Owner | Pakistan Ministry of Defence |
Number of employees | >27,000 |
| Website | www.pof.gov.pk POF Youtube Channel |
The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is a major firearms and a defence contractor headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] Described as "the largest defence industrial complex under the Ministry of Defence Production, producing conventional arms and ammunition to the international standards" by the Government of Pakistan.[2]
The POF was founded by the Government of Pakistan with early collaboration from the former British Royal Ordnance Factory in 1951. The POF engineers, develops, produces, manufactures, and promotes a wide range of different types of infantry and special-purpose weapons, explosives, ammunition, mortars, rockets, and the military gear for Pakistan's military.[3] The POF is owned and sponsored by the Ministry of Defence Production whose corporate leadership comes from a deputation by the Army GHQ of the Pakistan Army.[4] The POF is the earliest and one of the largest military corporations in Pakistan, and later influenced many other military corporations in the Pakistan Armed Forces.[5]
The POF produces ammunition that meets requirements set by NATO specification.[5] Apart from military works, the POF also serves the civilian law enforcement agencies, Civil Armed Forces, and private security markets nationwide.[1]
- ^ a b Haider, Mateen (28 November 2014). "Made in Pakistan". Dawn newspapers, 2014. Dawn newspapers. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Pakistan Ordnance Factories. "About Us". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "NTI on POF". Nuclear Threat Initiatives. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Pakistan Ordnance Factories. "Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b staff writer. "History of POF". History of POF. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.