PEC Academia-Industrial Linkage Committee (AILC) visited the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) to explore mutual areas of interest, identify industry problems and requirements, and create strong links between Academia and Industry through close coordination.
Amjad Qureshi, Additional Secretary General FPCCI, welcomed the delegation, followed by opening remarks by Engr. Mukhtiar Ali Sheikh, Vice Chairman Sindh PEC. Engr. M. A Jabbar, Vice President of FPCCI, apprised the PEC delegation that FPCCI has been advocating and voicing the collective opinion, concern and aspiration of the private sector and offering assistance to the Government in its effort to promote exports, encourage foreign investment and stimulate economic activities in the country. He further stated that FPCCI was playing an active role in promoting economic activities as well as identifying problems of trade, industry, services, investments, and environment and safeguarding the interest of the private sector through constant dialogue with the government.
Engr. Dr. Zahid Hussain Khand, Convener AILC, highlighted that the main objective of the meeting was to dig out gaps and requirements of the industry and opportunities for linkage through the platform of FPCCI. He further apprised the moot about PEC initiatives such as six-month mandatory On Job Training (OJT) and Paid Internship to narrow the skill gap between industry requirements and engineering students/ graduates. He also asked for FPCCI’s assistance in highlighting the grey areas in the engineering curriculum.
FPCCI appreciated PEC’s initiative for strong academia industrial Linkage through PEC paid internship program. He also assured full support in supply-demand analysis through the FPCCI policy advisory board. Both organizations identified areas of further work such as mining engineering and mineral processing, linkage of large industries close to HEIs, promotion of local cottage industry and goods, tax exemption to facilitate industrial growth and many more.
The other members of AILC who participated in the meeting were Engr. Dr. Zubair Ahmed Shaikh, Engr. Mir Masood Rashid, Engr. Muhammad Imran Khan Cheema, Engr. Mohsin Ali Khan Engr. Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh and Engr. Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Sheikh. — PR

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PEF-DUET student chapter organized a seminar on “Non Destructive Testing” on 8 June 2022. Engr. Zahid Khan, NDT trainer and Assistant Manager SGS Pakistan and Engr. Zubair Laghari gave presentations on the topic. Dr. Faizullah Abbasi, Vice Chancellor, DUET gave mementos to the speakers and also talked with the students.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities to start construction work on Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway at the earliest.
The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review progress on the ongoing road projects of the National Highway Authority, also instructed to initiate construction of the Thakot-Raikot section of Karakorum Highway, Babusar Tunnel, and Khuzdar-Kuchlak road.
Calling for ensuring transparency in the process of awarding the contract, he also formed a nine-member committee to improve the procurement process.
The committee would comprise the federal communications minister, the Managing Director of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, and the Chairman Pakistan Engineering Council.
The prime minister viewed that the country could no longer afford delay in the development projects as, during the last four years, criminal negligence was shown to impede the course of development.
He also instructed to seek support from Pakistan’s embassies for verification of the international companies, as it was the responsibility of all relevant institutions to save the time and money of the country.
During the briefing, it was told that M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway was an important component of the Karachi-Peshawar Motorway but it was delayed due to the slow pace of work during the previous government.
Featuring 15 interchanges, the 306-kilometer-long motorway would pass through six districts. Besides reducing the distance and travel time and fuel consumption, the project would also ease the transportation of export goods from across Pakistan to Karachi ports.
The work on the project would start within six months which would take two-and-half years to complete, the prime minister was told.
Regarding the 250-kilometer Thakot-Raikot section of Karakorum Highway, it was told that the project’s feasibility study would be completed within seven months. Once complete, it would ease the flow of trade traffic between Pakistan and China besides providing an alternate route during the construction of the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dams.