By Amjad Yousaf Zai
Rawalpindi: Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan lauded the quality of products of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and its contribution to equipping the armed forces with modern warfare. He expressed these views during his visit to Pakistan Ordnance Factories Wah on Thursday. On arrival, the minister was received by POF Chief Lt General Ali Amir Awan. On this occasion Rana Sana Ullah attended a detailed briefing in which he was informed that POF is the premier defense organization of the country which is not only meeting defense requirements of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies (LEA) of Pakistan but also exporting its products to more than 40 countries. The federal minister was further briefed that POF was a sizable defence production complex with 14 independent production units, 12 subsidiaries and a total work force of more than 24,000. POF chief Ali Amir Awan briefed the minister about production capabilities of the organization since its inception in 1951. He told her that the POF was the main defense production complex of the country and it was engaged in producing top-of-the-line conventional arms and ammunition for the country’s armed forces and law-enforcement agencies. He further told the minister that the POF was considered the lifeline for the armed forces of the country. The federal minister visited the products display lounge and appreciated the quality of POF products and lauded the efforts being made by organization engineers, scientists and workmen for the defense of the nation.
