Precision Engineering Complex (Private) Limited

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Precision Engineering Complex
PECPL
Company type SEO
Industry
Founded1980;45 years ago (1980) [1]
Founder Pakistan International Airlines
Headquarters Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
AVM Mehr Yar Niazi
(Director)
ProductsCommercial aviation and aerospace components
Production output
1980–present (1980)
Services Automotive and Aircraft maintenance
Owner Ministry of Defence Production

The Precision Engineering Complex (PEC) is a Pakistani aerospace and manufacturing contractor of the aerospace components and parts, headquartered in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]

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The PEC machines and manufactures aerospace elements and components of the GE, Boeing, and Airbus commercial aircrafts as a local support engineering representative for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). [2]

Until 2025, the PEC was a managed under the contract of the Pakistan International Airlines Holding Company Limited (PIAHCL), and is now entirely under the management of Pakistan Air Force under the contract Precision Engineering Complex (Private) Limited. [3]

Overview

The Precision Engineering Complex (PEC) was established and headquartered in Jinnah Terminal as an engineering and business division of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in 1980. [1] The PEC is an integrated complex that focuses on manufacturing and machining the high-precision aerospace components for the aerospace and automotive industry customers in the region. [2] The PEC capabilities encompass various industrial disciplines, including CAM/CAD, investment casting, numerical control (NC), electrical discharge machining (EDM), and computerized numerical control (CNC) machining, optics, printed circuit boards (PCB) manufacturing, electrical and electronics, and composites material machining. [1]

In 2014, the PEC attained certification to address the quality control and assurance from the American Boeing, General Electric, and the European Airbus Industries for its machinability capabilities and services. [1]

Corporate affairs

From 1955 until the 2025, the Precision Engineering Complex (PEC) was an engineering and business unit of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and was managed by the PIA Holding Company Limited (PIAHCL). [1] The PIA controlled the business revenues and the services until 2025 when the Government of Pakistan approved the transfer of ownership from PIA to the Pakistan Air Force as part of the broader government-led restructuring and privatization effort concerning the national flag carrier, the PIA. [4]

The PEC is now managed and operated entirely by the Pakistan Air Force under the Precision Engineering Complex (Private) Limited contract. [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ali, Muhammad (18 November 2018). "PIA making Boeing-777 aircraft parts: official" (html). epaper.brecorder.com. Karachi, Sindh. Business Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS UNDER SECTION 134(3) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2017" (PDF). piahcl.com.pk. Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. "PIA Holding to transfer Precision Engineering Complex to PAF entity". 24 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. "PIA Holding to transfer Precision Engineering Complex to PAF entity". 24 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  5. "PIA Holding approves transfer of Precision Engineering Complex to PAF-owned company". 27 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  6. "PIA Holding Company Approves Transfer of PEC to PAF-Controlled Entity". 27 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  7. "PIA approves transfer of Precision Engineering Complex to Pakistan Air Force entity"".
  8. "Precision Engineering Complex carved out of PIA Holding, transferred to Pakistan Air Force entity". 27 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.