▁History ▁With ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁a ▁Director ate ▁General ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Development ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁as ▁Def ence ▁P urchase ▁Director ate . ▁ ▁The ▁embargo ▁im posed ▁by ▁Western ▁powers ▁on ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Director ate ▁General ▁Mun itions ▁Production ▁and ▁Pro c ure ment ▁( D G MP & P ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁b if ur c ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁into ▁the ▁Director ate ▁General ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁Def ence ▁P urchase ▁( D G DP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Director ate ▁General ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁Pro c ure ment ▁( D G MP ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁emphas is ▁was ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁m un itions ▁by ▁P OF ▁through ▁tie - ups ▁and ▁technology - trans fers ▁from ▁friendly ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West , ▁however ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁att raction ▁of ▁greater ▁self - su ffic iency ▁in ▁major ▁weapon ▁systems . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Production ▁Division ▁was ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁President ▁Z ul fi q ar ▁Ali ▁Bh utto ▁who ▁appointed ▁Abd ul ▁Ham id ▁S Q A , TP K ▁as ▁Secretary