Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Defence Production
Formed:
15 years ago
Preceding1:Defense Production Division
Jurisdiction:Government of Pakistan
Headquarters:Pakistan Secretariat-II in Rawalpindi, Punjab
Minister1 Name:Khawaja Asif
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Defence Production
Chief1 Name:Lt-General (R) Chiragh Haider Baloch[1]
Chief1 Position:Secretary of Defence Production

The Ministry of Defence Production (Urdu: {{nq|وزارت دفاعی پيداوار; Trans.: Wazarat-e-Defai Padawar) abbreviated as MoDP, is an executive ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan with objectives of development and production of ordnance and machinery for the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Established as a separate ministry from its parent agency, Ministry of Defence in 2004, the MoDP oversees the development of conventional military weapons system through its separately funded organizations.

Organizational structure

The Ministry of Defence Production is headed by Minister of Defence Production who is an elected member of parliament. The minister of defense production is assisted by the secretary of defense production—a usually a military officer. The MoDP is located in the vicinity of Ministry of Defense in Rawalpindi.

The ministry's bureaucracy is split into three wings, administration, projects, and foreign collaboration, each overseen by an assistant secretary.

History

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) established the "Directorate for General Supply and Development (DG&D) in 1947; it was reorganized as "Defense Purchase Directorate" in 1953.[2]

After the war with India in 1965, the MoD took initiatives to increase domestic production of ordnance for the Pakistani military, and the "Defence Production Division" was established in 1972.[3] Between 1970s–80, the assistance provided by China, France and Sweden, the MoD was able to established the Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) for army, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) for the air force, and expanded the work scope of the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works for the navy.[3]

In a view of export control of weapon designs and ammunition's production in 2004, the Division was separated from the MoD and was established as "Ministry of Defence Production."[4]

Development agencies

The Ministry of Defence Productions owns and sponsors five major organizations that includes Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), and National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC); though the corporate leadership is provided by the Pakistani military.[5] [6] [7]

The Research and Development Establishment (RDE) is a research and development (R&D) administration within the MoDP created in 2020 after merging three research installations – the Institute of Optronics (IOP), Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (MVRDE) dedicated for weapons development for the military.[7] [8]

Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO), Directorate General Munition Production and Directorate General Defence Purchase are other three major agencies that oversee the national security related technological development and export control of its designs and products within MoDP. [7]

Sponsorships

The MoDP is the official sponsor of International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) through its agency, the Defence Export Promotion Organization, since 2002.[9] The IDEAS conference is held in Karachi Expo Centre biennially.[10]

List of ministers of Defence Production

No.! rowspan="2"
Federal ministers[11] TermPolitical partyPrime Minister
Took officeLeft office
1.Maj. Habibullah Warraich2 September 200415 November 2007PML-QShaukat Aziz
-Salim Abbas Jilani (Caretaker)17 November 200730 March 2008IndependentMohammad Soomro'
2.Tanveer Hussain31 March 200813 May 2008PML NYousaf Raza Gillani
3.A.Q. Khan Jatoi3 November 20083 October 2010PPP
4.Makhdoom Shahabuddin14 December 201011 February 2011PPP
5.Pervaiz Elahi3 May 201119 June 2012PML-Q
22 June 201224 June 2012Pervaiz Ashraf
6.Bahadur Khan26 June 201216 March 2013PPP
7.Tanveer Hussain8 June 20133 May 2018PML NNawaz Sharif
8.Usman Ibrahim4 May 201831 May 2018PML N
-Naeem Khalid Lodhi (Caretaker)27 June 201816 August 2018CaretakerNasirul Mulk
9.Zubaida Jalal20 August 201810 April 2022PML-QImran Khan
10.Israr TareenApril 202210 August 2023Balochistan Awami PartyShehbaz Sharif
11.Anwar Ali Haider17 August 2023till dateCaretakerAnwarul Haq Kakar

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION. 30 April 2022. Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan (official). 31 May 2022.
  2. Book: Foreign Commerce Weekly . 1953 . Bureau of International Commerce . 29 July 2023 . en.
  3. Book: Pakistan Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook - Strategic Information and Developments . August 2013 . IBP, Inc . 978-1-4387-3722-5 . en.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Defence Production . modp.gov.pk . 29 July 2023.
  5. Web site: MoDP: PAC . MoDP . 5 August 2023.
  6. Web site: MoDP: NTRC . 5 August 2023.
  7. Web site: MoDP: RDE . 5 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Research and Development Establishment . Directorate General Research & Development Establishment (DGRDE).
  9. Web site: DEPO - The Defence Export Promotion Organization . ideaspakistan.gov.pk . 5 August 2023.
  10. Web site: MoDP: IDEAS . 5 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Ministry of Defence Production. modp.gov.pk. 2020-03-08.