The Directorate General of Defense Purchase (DGDP) is a department under the

Ministry of Defense Production The Ministry of Defence Production (; ''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 ...

responsible for procurement and disposal of defense stores established in 1970 when it was separated from the Directorate General of Munitions Production. Its headquarters are located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

History

DGDP was initially established in 1953 as the Defense Purchase Directorate. In 1967 it was merged with the Directorate General Munitions Production and then separated in 1970 and was given the dual responsibility of procurement of defense stores/equipment in the country and their local production. After the

independence of Bangladesh The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March ...

from Pakistan in 1971, it was split into the Directorate General of Defence Purchase.

Recent developments

In November 2017, DGDP renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC). They have been in working relationship for more than two decades. In June 2019, the federal government sanctioned an additional fund of Rs 410 million for the upkeep and repair of two VVIP Gulfstream planes.

References

{{reflist Government agencies of Pakistan Military of Pakistan Military acquisition Defence companies of Pakistan 1970 establishments in Pakistan Government agencies established in 1970