Local defence industry: COAS visits Pakistan Ordnance Factories

RAWALPINDI: General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff visited Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah today and was given a detailed briefing by Chairman POF Wah about the performance of their chain of factories and future expansion plans till 2020.  The envisaged modernization and increase in the production capacity will enhance the standard of manufacturing and save foreign exchange, the COAS was told. While addressing the management and staff, he said that POF is the premier defence industry of Pakistan making invaluable contributions to sustain the combat-worthiness of Pakistan Armed Forces. He specially appreciated POF efforts to meet total requirement of arms and ammunition for ongoing Operation Zarb-e-Azb.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2015.