On 02 June 2026, the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, promulgated an ordinance establishing the Defence Industrial Production and Regulatory Authority (DIPRA). The Gazette of Pakistan published the full text of the ordinance the following day.
During a seminar at Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah on 16 July 2026, an official had stated that DIPRA’s formation centered on the following idea: “building a competitive and self-reliant defence industry would contribute to increasing defence exports and support the country’s economic growth.“
Local news reports citing officials who attended the seminar also added that the DIPRA will help generate “closer cooperation between government institutions and private industry” and that increased engagement will also lead to a “competitive and self-reliant defence industrial base.”
On face value, DIPRA aims to bring Pakistan’s fragmented regulations and controls on defence production – currently spread across different ministries – under one roof. Moreover, DIPRA’s chairman must, by statute, be either a serving or retired armed forces officer of at least three-star rank, thereby creating a solid direct link between the private sector and the armed forces.
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