Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps

The Ordnance Corps is a branch of the Pakistan Army, responsible for supplying combat units with weapons and ammunition, including procurement, manufacturing and maintenance.

Army Ordnance Corps
Ensign of Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
RoleSupply of weapons and ammunition
Size12 battalion-sized Units
Headquarters/GarrisonsOrdnance Centre, Malir District, Karachi
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani war of 1947
Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Indo-Pakistani war of 1984
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
Indo-Pakistani standoff of 2001
War in North-West Pakistan
see Military history of Pakistan
Commanders
Colonel CommandantMajor General Syed Shahab Shahid HI(M)
Notable commandersLt Gen Omer Mehmood Hayat, HI(M)

The current colonel commandant of the corps is Syed Shahab Shahid.[1][2][3]

Pakistan Ordnance Factory

Pakistan Ordnance Factory is situated in Wah Cantt, almost 40km away from the federal capital, Islamabad. It is one of the largest weapons producing factories in Pakistan.

Units
  • 76 Ordnance Unit[4]
  • 77 Ordnance Unit[4]
  • 84 Ordnance Unit[5]
  • 87 Ordnance Unit[4]
  • 89 Ordnance Unit[6]: 21 
  • 97 Ordnance Unit[6]: 21 
  • 102 Ordnance Unit[7]
  • 103 Ordnance Unit[7]
  • 106 Ordnance Unit[7]
  • 108 Ordnance Unit[7]
  • 126 Ordnance Unit[8]
  • 135 Ordnance Unit[7]

See also

References
  1. "Army chief visits Ordnance Centre, Fauji Foundation in Karachi". 11 February 2022.
  2. "Army chief urges to remain vigilant against any 'misadventure'". 10 February 2022.
  3. "COAS Gen Bajwa installs Maj Gen Syed Shahab Shahid as colonel commandant of Ordnance Corps". 10 February 2022.
  4. "Public Tenders page 3". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 14 October 2020. p. 550. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. "Public Tenders page 1". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  8. "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 21 April 2021. p. 108. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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