ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is exporting its products to more than forty countries around the globe, besides meeting defence requirement of Pakistan Armed Forces.

This was informed at a briefing given to Minister for Defence Production Muhammad Israr Tareen during his visit to the country’s premier defence organization in Wah on Friday. The Minister was told that Pakistan Ordnance Factories is a sizeable defence production complex with fourteen independent production units and twelve subsidiaries.

He was informed that the POF’s industrial base is strong enough to undertake development and production of almost all types of conventional arms and ammunition. The Minister for Defence Production visited the POF Products Display Lounge and appreciated the quality of its products. He lauded the efforts being made by POF’s engineers, scientists and workmen for defence of the country.