The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (commonly abbreviated as POF) is a state-owned weapons manufacturer headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] POF is the largest defence manufacturer in Pakistan employing over 27,000 people. POF is often described as the "Force Behind the Forces".
The POF produces commercial and military products including automatic rifles, pistols, bolt-action rifles, machine guns, mortars, artillery ammunition, aircraft ammunitation, anti-aircraft ammunition, tank amuunitation, anti-tank ammunition, bombs, grenades, land mines, pyrotechnics, ammunition, rockets, missiles, explosives, propellants, detonators, chemicals and military tactical gear.[2] The POF produces multiple weapons under license from other defense manufacturers such as Heckler and Koch, Beretta