▁in charge ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁invest ments ▁were ▁made ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁establish ▁enter pr ises ▁such ▁as ▁He avy ▁Indust ries ▁Tax ila ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Complex ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁particular , ▁as ▁well ▁European ▁defence ▁companies ▁from ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁France ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁under ▁President ▁Per vez ▁M ush ar raf ▁the ▁Mo D ' s ▁Def ence ▁Production ▁Division ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁separate ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Production ▁( Mo DP ), ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁minister . ▁The ▁Mo D ▁however ▁retained ▁control ▁over ▁N ES COM ▁given ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Mo DP ▁organis ations ▁ ▁Def ence ▁Ex port ▁Prom otion ▁Organ ization ▁( DE PO ) ▁ ▁Director ate ▁General ▁Def ence ▁P urchase ▁( D G DP ) ▁ ▁Director ate ▁General ▁Mun itions ▁Production ▁( D G MP ) ▁Military ▁Ve h icles ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Est ab lish ment ▁( M V R DE ) ▁ ▁Arm ament ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Est ab lish ment ▁( AR DE ) ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Opt ron ics ▁( I OP ) ▁ ▁He avy ▁Indust ries ▁Tax ila ▁( H IT ) ▁ ▁He avy ▁Reb u ild ▁Factory ▁( T - Series ) ▁ ▁He