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The Ministry of Defence Production (Urdu: 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.
In 1925, the War Department Constabulary was created to further restructure this role, and in 1946, it was renamed the Defense Department Constabulary (DDC). The force, composed mostly of retired soldiers from World War II, was stationed in Shimla during the British colonial period. [1]
The Directorate General of Defense Purchase (DGDP) is a department under the Ministry of Defense Production responsible for procurement and disposal of defense stores established in 1970 when it was separated from the Directorate General of Munitions Production. [1] Its headquarters are located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [2]
Youm-e-Takbir (Urdu: یومِ تکبیر, lit. "The Day of Greatness") is a national day celebrated in Pakistan on May 28 each year. It commemorates the Chagai-I and Chagai-II nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in 1998. These tests made Pakistan the seventh country to possess nuclear weapons and the first Islamic-majority nation to do so. [8] [9]
The Ministry of Defence (Urdu: وزارت دفاع; Transliteration: Wazarat-e-Difa) was created on 14 August 1947 from the partitioning of Ministry of Defence of India, with Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan taking the additional charge as first Minister of Defence.: 97 [7]
The high defense spending has sparked debates about its impact on Pakistan’s socio-economic growth. [3] Critics argue that the military budget takes a significant portion of the federal budget and results in economic inequality in Pakistan. [9] [10] [11] The transparency of Pakistan's military expenditure has been criticized.
The Quota system in Pakistan was established to give every region of the country representation in institutions according to their population. The Quota System was first introduced in Pakistan in 1948 [1] [2] [3] The Civil Service of Pakistan selects only 7.5% of the applicants by merit, education, qualification and experience.
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.