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19-688: Designed and developed in secrecy by the National Development Complex , it is codenamed as Ghaznavi (a Turkic leader who conquered India ) with its military deployment designation as Hatf-III . It has been deployed in active duty with Pakistan Army since 2012. In 1993, Benazir Bhutto's ministry procured the M-11 missile from China but the Chinese missiles are incapable of addressing Pakistan's nuclear deterrence capability against India in an event of conventional standoff . Any attempts to circumvent

38-611: Is a Pakistani state-owned defence and aerospace contractor which is a division under the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM). Its main setup is based in Fateh Jang , Rawalpindi , Pakistan. Founded in 1990 at the MoD , the NDC engaged in research and development of various missile systems and expanded its services towards developing the land-based weapons systems for

57-533: Is an executive ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan , tasked in defending national interests and territorial integrity of Pakistan . The MoD oversees mission execution of its policies and supervises all agencies of the government directly related to the national security and the Pakistan Armed Forces . The existence and functions of the ministry are statutorily defined in Part XII, Chapter II of

76-656: Is composed of Secretariats of Army, Air Force, and Navy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , tri-services headquarters ( GHQ , AHQ and NHQ ), secretary from finance ministry for military financing, and joint secretaries from each secretariats of army, air force, and navy. The following is a simplified representation of the MoD's senior leadership: In the past, the Aviation Division (established in 2013) and Ministry of Defence Production (established in 2004) were also part of

95-470: The Constitution of Pakistan provided the legal existence and its concise functionary role in defined Part XII, Chapter II , which strongly supported the civilian control of the military to prevent any misadventures affecting the national integrity of Pakistan. Since 1973, many reforms have been carried out to strengthened the role of the ministry and execute its mission and scopes. From 1947 until 2004,

114-593: The Constitution of Pakistan with Minister of Defence being its head who reports directly to Prime Minister of Pakistan . The responsibilities for procurement, production and disposal of equipment were transferred in 2004 to the Ministry of Defence Production . The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest federal ministries of the Government of Pakistan in terms of budget as well as staff. The Ministry of Defence ( Urdu : وزارت دفاع; Transliteration : Wazarat-e-Difa )

133-712: The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is an elected member of Parliament of Pakistan who is a head of the ministry per accordance to the Constitution. The Defence minister is assisted by the Secretary of Defence and Parliamentary Secretary of Defence to oversee the bureaucratic matters and issues relating to administering the civil affairs between the military and the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad. The Ministry of Defence

152-488: The army as well as naval systems for the navy . The National Development Complex (NDC) is an aerospace and defence agency of the Ministry of Defence of Government of Pakistan , located in Fateh Jang , Punjab Province . The NDC was founded in 1990 by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) chairman, Munir Ahmad Khan , when PAEC's Director for Special Development Works (SDW) was morphed into

171-559: The Chinese missiles had failed the missile system entirely that forced the Banzir Bhutto's MoD to eventually design and developed its own program. Codenamed as Ghaznavi , which named after the Turkic warlord Mahmud of Ghazni , the contract was awarded to National Defence Complex which designed the rocket system and the warhead as well. The program was pursued along with the Abdali program that

190-716: The MoD also oversaw the roles of military expenditures and procurement when the Ministry of Defence Production was created. Unlike the other federal ministries, the MoD is still based in Rawalpindi , near the vicinity of GHQ and the JS HQ . In its current mission parameters, the MoD is works to execute the defence policy and coordinates its functions among the different agencies and contractors relating to defence. The MoD also grants security clearances under British-styled Official Secrets Act to those involved in programs related to national security. The Minister of Defence , appointed by

209-708: The MoD. The Special Communications Organization was also part of the MoD when it was separated and attached to the Ministry of Telecommunication in 1976. Prior to the establishment of the National Command Authority (NCA) in 2000, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was responsible for the security and development of Pakistan's nuclear weapons , including oversight of the weapons testing laboratories. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not have direct control over several uniformed paramilitary organizations in Pakistan, despite

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228-544: The National Development Complex. Samar Mubarakmand was appointed as its first director and later became its director-general. While the project was initiated by Benazir Bhutto , who strongly advocated for the establishment, the NDC was completed in 1993 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , and the Shaheen Missile System program was assigned to the NDC in 1995. The development of a missile program, under

247-506: The Pakistani military and civil officials strongly refuted and dismissed the suggestions by quoting that the program was locally designed and indigenously built. After years of expensive trials and errors that started in 1994, Ghaznavi finally took its first spaceflight on 26 May 2002, during the height of the military standoff with India . The Ghaznavi is a nuclear weapon-delivery capability weapon system that drew World's attention during

266-611: The codename Integrated Missile Research and Development Programme ( Hatf Program), was first started at the NDC to develop the solid-fuel rockets and missile systems. The missile components from these various facilities are brought to the NDC for final integration. The NDC operates under NESCOM whose engineers also participate in the projects. See also: Military equipment manufactured in Pakistan & List of missiles of Pakistan Ministry of Defence (Pakistan) The Ministry of Defence ( Urdu : وزارت دفاع , romanized :  vizārat-e-difā' , abbreviated as MoD ),

285-516: The missile was conducted as part of a training exercise. Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of Ghaznavi missile on August 28, 2019. The Ghaznavi is transported through a Pakistan-reversed engineered Chinese WS2400 8WD truck whereas the Pakistani military markings are quite visible. See also: National Development Complex National Defence Complex (NDC) , ( Urdu : مستقرِ قومی دفاع ), also known as National Development Complex or National Development Centre ,

304-518: The strategic command of Pakistan Army in March 2004. Successive testing continued prior to its actual military deployment with different control system; its third test launched took place on 8 December 2004. Subsequent tests were conducted on 9 December 2006 another on 13 February 2008 and 8 May 2010; the 2008 test was believed to have concluded a winter training exercise of Pakistan's strategic command of Pakistan Army. In May 2012, one more successful test of

323-457: The tense atmosphere in 2002. On 3 October 2003, the Ghaznavi was again successfully test fired from an undisclosed location, which was described by the military as "highly successful". The Ghaznavi successfully reached its target and has a range of 290 km (180 mi ), making it capable of striking several key targets within neighboring, India. The Ghaznavi entered in the military service with

342-627: Was being led by the Space Research Commission . The JS HQ , however, officially Deployed this system as " Hatf–III " (lit. Target-3 ). In 1995, its rocket engine was successfully tested and was said to be a "major break-through in rocket development in Pakistan". Due to its engineering feat, the Western observers had leveled serious allegations of foreign assistance, comparing to former Soviet Scud or Chinese M-11 missiles— though both missiles are not nuclear weapon delivery capable. However,

361-481: Was created on 14 August 1947 from the partitioning of Ministry of Defence of India , with Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan taking the additional charge as first Minister of Defence . From 1947 until 1971 , the MoD was highly centralised with decision-making process and defence policies was solely depended on the General Headquarters (Pakistan Army) in Rawalpindi , Punjab . In 1973,

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