▁was ▁led ▁by ▁then - Direct or - General ▁of ▁the ▁DE ST O ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Tal at ▁Mas ood ▁who ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁▁ ▁After ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁fully ▁functional , ▁the ▁I OP ' s ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁civil ian ▁management . ▁Dr . ▁Ak ram ▁H uss ain ▁Ab idi , ▁a ▁scient ist ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁optical ▁physics ▁and ▁former ▁NASA ▁senior ▁scient ist , ▁was ▁its ▁pione er , ▁Director - General . ▁Pres ently ▁the ▁organization ▁is ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Production , ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁RO LE ▁and ▁T AS K ▁of ▁I OP ▁include ▁Und ert aking ▁Research ▁& ▁Development , ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁▁ ▁N VD s ▁Las er ▁Range find ers ▁Th erm al ▁Im aging ▁Systems ▁Battle ▁Field ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁Systems ▁Other ▁Com mer cial , ▁Indust rial , ▁and ▁Military ▁Opt ron ics ' ▁Product s ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Night ▁vision ▁device ▁ ▁AN / P VS - 4 ▁ ▁AN / P VS - 1 4 ▁ ▁We ap on ▁S ight ▁by ▁I OP ▁Pakistan ▁IDE AS ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁Website ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Production , ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁I OP / Mo DP ▁The on ▁S ens ors ▁Phot on is ▁North rop gr uman ▁IT T ▁Cor p ▁ ▁Category : Opt oe lect ron ics ▁Category : P ak istan ▁federal ▁depart ments ▁and ▁ag encies