Within Director General Aviation Research, Indigenization & Development (DG AvRID) Secretariat Engineering Management & Support (EMS) group is organized and its activities executed by following offices:
(a) Academia Industry Collaboration Office (AICO).
(b) Systems Engineering Processes Office (SEPO).
(c) Capability Development Office (CDO).
(d) Quality Assurance and Certification Office (QACO).
(e) Program Plans Office (PPO).
(f) Program Execution Office (PEO).
AvRID will carry out its tasks through the following elements that report directly to DG AvRID:
(1) Project AZM.
(2) Aviation Design Institute (AvDI).
(3) Mission Electronics Design Institute (MEDI).
(4) Aero Structures Design Institute (ASDI).
(5) Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC).
(6) Flight Test Centre (FTC).
Source:
https://www.pac.org.pk/avrid
It appears that DG AvRID Secretariat is now started to strengthen the manpower in their offices and institutes.
So initial designing phase of fifth generation fighter aircraft is probably in final stage.