Pakistan – Mechanical Standards
The Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has notified the formation of the Mechanical National Standards Committee for a three-year period, effective from January 13, 2025. Engr. Shakeel Ahmed Khan, former Chief of Mechanical and Electrical Services at Karachi Port Trust (KPT), has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee.
The notification from the authority, which operates under the Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, also mentions Professor Dr. Sajid Hussain Sial, Chairman and Head of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at Dawood University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Karachi as vice chairman.
According to the notification issued by the Director of Standards/Director CA, the National Standards Committee will perform its functions as per Clause 5 of the Pakistan Standards Rules 2008.
The committee comprises 34 members, including:
Dr. M. Rizwan Shaad, UPC Lahore
Syed Aqeel Shah, NUST, Karachi
Dr. Engr. Mehmood Aslam Bhutta, UET Lahore
Dr. Bilal Zahid, NED University, Karachi
Ashfaq Memon, Joint Technical Director, MoST
Engr. Imran Ali, PCSIR Labs, Karachi
Engr. K.B. Ali, CEO, EDB
Ghulam Qasim, DG Technical, Ministry of Railways, Islamabad
Khursheed Mohammad Farooqi, GM, PNSC
Asif Ali Khan, Honorary Secretary, Pakistan Shipbreakers Association
Adil Khan, PSM
Ghulam Ali Badia
Rana Naveed, PSM Melters Association
Abbas Akbar Ali, PALSP
Younus Bajwa, EKAL Surgical Industry
Shaikh Hafiz Bilal, FPCCI
Zulifkar Ali Dhakan, VC, NSC
Kokab Iqbal, Chairman, CAP
Engr. Ayaz Mirza, IEP
The committee also includes some co-opted members.
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