NESPAK celebrated the 75th Independence Day by arranging a simple but impressive ceremony at NESPAK House, Lahore last Sunday. The ceremony started with recitation from the Holy Quran and prayers were made for the national unity and progress of the country.
On this occasion, Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Director NESPAK, hoisted the national flag and the national anthem was played.
Speaking on the occasion, the MD highlighted NESPAK’s contribution to national development. NESPAK played a key role in making Pakistan self-sufficient in the engineering sector. He quoted projects like Thar Coal Power, Basha, and Mohmand Dams for which NESPAK has been providing consultancy services.
Highlighting NESPAK’s performance, he made the revelation that NESPAK made a record business acquisition of Rs. 14.6 billion in 2022, and eight of its divisions recorded more than Rs. One billion business acquisitions, which is an all-time record since the creation of NESPAK.
He also paid homage to Muslims who rendered sacrifices for the creation of a separate homeland. He appreciated the hard work and efforts of NESPAK employees. On this occasion, the MD gave away shields to those employees who demonstrated good performance during the year. In the end, MD NESPAK cut a cake along with senior officials to mark the celebration. — PR

The better sense seems to have prevailed in Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) Project for Islamabad’s Rawal Dam. The authorities have now reportedly decided to go for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)—a requisite that did not get due attention even before awarding the contract of the project.
The process of putting the project on a right track has its issues such as the escalation of the cost of the project which has risen to Rs.6 billion from the previous total of Rs.4 billion.
The project aims to treat contaminated water flowing into the dam from unplanned localities situated in the catchment areas. One each plant will be installed at lower Shahdara, Bari Imam, and near Banigala.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has revised the PC-1 of the project keeping in view the requirements of the project that as reports suggest will now go to the planning commission.n

Newly appointed Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) assumed charge of the office last week.
He is the 23rd Chairman of WAPDA. Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd), is a professional engineer and soldier, who has pursued two parallel career streams for over last four decades. He obtained Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Military College of Engineering in 1984. He was awarded Masters Degree in Civil Engineering form University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in 1990. He has been Commander Corps Engineers and Quarter Master General Pakistan Army where numerous mega construction projects were executed under his supervision.
Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) belongs to Corps of Engineers, commissioned in 1978, he has commanded Infantry Brigade and Infantry Division during Swat Operations, he has been Vice Chief of General Staff at GHQ. He has also commanded Corps at Karachi.

Pakistan Engineers Forum-PEF KIET student chapter organized a webinar titled “5G or beyond technology overview”. Engr. Nasir Hussain was the speaker. He is currently working in North American market since 2012 and has worked with operators, namely T-Mobile & Verizon for Network rollouts, modernization and performance improvement in major metropolis.
Students from different fields and areas of interest joined in to listen to our honorable speaker Engr. Nasir Hussain.
The speaker highlighted the evolution of telecommunication and networks and how the pace is exceeding in the near future to attain the highest level of communication. The technology plays an important role in building the economy of any state. People in such a domain also get opportunities through their knowledge and experience in the field. With the advancement of technology, people get to know new things at every step.
The audience played a vital role in motivating our team to produce such effective webinars with 100+ registrations. we are overwhelmed with the overall conduct and response.
PEF KIET student chapter received such amazing feedback after the webinar that engineers want such sort of webinars or seminars in coming future.n

National Dialogue – Eradicating Engineers’ unemployment through Entrepreneurial settings” concluded with thought-provoking recommendations and guidelines to frame policies for the engineering profession thus utilizing this skilled workforce as one of the key players in rescuing the country from a severe economic crisis.
The closing ceremony was presided over by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Engr. Prof. Ahsan Iqbal.
In his address, he lauded the idea of holding this national dialogue to find out ways for job creation through engineering entrepreneurial endeavors. He stressed that engineers should play an active role in transforming Pakistan into an export-based economy.
He also invited proposals from the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in this regard and assured to help in overcoming the bottlenecks, if any, in the pursuit of this objective.
The minister also announced the upcoming 20,000 National On-job training opportunities, to be officially launched at the Diamond Jubilee of Pakistan.
He shared that out of 20,000 vacancies, 15000 shall go to engineers only.
Chairman PEC Engr. Najeeb Haroon shared the summarised version of all the recommendations, received by all the provinces, Islamabad, AJK, and Gilgit Baltistan.
He expressed his keen interest in extending every effort that is required from the engineering fraternity to work as an economic engine for the country, given the due space and opportunity.
Prof. Dr. Samreen Hussain, Convener Innovation & Entrepreneurship Committee (IEC) said in her vote of thanks that the event made them learn to agree to disagree and also the importance of diversity and co-existence.
The recommendations presented will help the committee and PEC adjust the practices and activities as per the expectations of the engineers. She extended her profound gratitude and said that Prof. Ahsan Iqbal’s words of wisdom are a valuable addition to the final recommendations of the national dialogue.
In the end, she appreciated the members of the Organising Committee, for their hard work and dedication.
Prof. Ahsan Iqbal presented certificates and momento to the members of the organizing committee, moderators of all the groups, and Engr. Aijaz Hussain Ansari, Vice Chairman PEC- KPK. Engr. Muhammad Najeeb Haroon, Chairman PEC, and Prof. Dr. Samreen Hussain, Convener Innovation & Entrepreneurship Committee, jointly presented the souvenir to the Engr. Prof. Ahsan Iqbal for gracing the occasion. n