Pakistan Ordnance Factories

Pakistan Ordnance Factories or POF is a defence industrial complex producing conventional arms and ammunition in Pakistan. under the Ministry of Defence Production. POF was established in 1951 and expanded, as a sprawling complex of fourteen mainstream industries and six commercial subsidiaries.

History
After the partition of India, the newly created state of Pakistan needed to create an arms manufacturer for the defence of the nation. Within four months of its creation, Liaquat Ali Khan issued a directive to create a factory for weapon manufacturing in Pakistan. Following Liaquat Ali Khan's assassination, the second prime-minister of Pakistan, Khawaja Nazimuddin established the first four factories of the POF in December 1951.

Mainstream Industries

 * Weapon Factory
 * Machine Gun Factory
 * Small Arms Ammunition Factory
 * Medium Artillery Ammunition Factory
 * Heavy Artillery Ammunition Factory
 * Tank and Anti Tank Ammunition Factory
 * Explosive Factory
 * Filling Factory
 * Propellants Factory
 * Tungsten Alloy Factory
 * Tungsten Carbide Factory
 * Steel Foundry
 * Brass Mills
 * Garments Factory

Subsidiaries

 * Wah Nobel
 * Wah Industries
 * Hi-Tech Plastics
 * Attock Chemicals

POF is 45 km from Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. POF has its main manufacturing facilities located at Wah Cantt, a city with some of the best civic amenities in the country.

International Standards
POF has been awarded standards by the International Organisation for Standardisation. These include ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management, and ISO 17025 for meeting the general requirements for Competence of Test and Calibration Laboratories.

Technology and Equipment
POF uses technology and equipment that has been acquired from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and China. The factories in POF employ some of the latest state of the art processes, including computerized numerical controlled machines and flexible Manufacturing systems for the production of precision components.

Products
The wide range of products include a variety of NATO caliber Infantry weapons and their ammo, Tank ammo, Air craft and Anti Air Craft ammo, Artillery ammo, Rockets, Air craft bombs, Pyrotechnics, Mortar bombs and Hand grenade & a number of ordnance and commercial products.

Exports
In addition to meeting the demands of Pakistan Defence Forces, POF products are in service with over 40 countries, in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the America. Ammunition and rifles have been exported to countries like Iraq and Afghanistan for their respective military establishments. POF specializes in the manufacturing of commercial explosives, hunting ammunition and possesses extensive facilities for the manufacture of brass, copper and aluminum ingots. A state of the art garments factory, manufactures military uniforms and can also cater for the needs of the civil sector.