SEPTEMBER
news
2011
ISSUE 09
Secretary for Water and
Power visits NESPAK
Imtiaz H. Kazi, Federal
Secretary, Ministry of
Water and Power and
Chairman, Board of
Directors of NESPAK,
paid his first visit to
NESPAK House, Lahore
on September 5, 2011.
LSE MD makes
presentation
Aftab Ahmad Ch., Managing
Director/CEO of the Lahore Stock Exchange
(LSE) Limited, paid a visit to the NESPAK House
Lahore on September 26, 2011. He was welcomed
by Asad I. A. Khan, MD NESPAK.
Later, Aftab Ahmad Ch. made a presentation on
the activities of LSE and the trading of
shares. The presentation was attended by
the Managing Director, Vice
Presidents and GM/Heads of
NESPAK divisions.
Asad I. A. Khan, MD
NESPAK, welcomed the
Chairman and made a
corporate presentation,
highlighting
achievements of
NESPAK with special
emphasis on the
ongoing projects.
Chairman Board of Directors of NESP
AK, Imtiaz H. Kazi receiving a
memento from MD NESPAK Asad
I. A. Khan
NDU delegates visit NESPAK
A designated group of the National
Security and War Course from the
National Defence University Islamabad
made a study tour of NESPAK on
September 22, 2011. The group headed
by Major General Naweed Zaman,
Commandant War College, comprised
16 faculty members, 52 senior
military officers, 17 allied officers
from friendly countries and 13 joint
secretary level officers from the Civil
Services of Pakistan. The aim of the
visit was to get first-hand knowledge
about the functioning of NESPAK and
its role in managing various mega
projects.
Asad I. A. Khan, MD NESPAK,
welcomed the guests and gave them
a detailed presentation on the
history and functioning of NESPAK.
The MD also responded to queries
raised by guests during the question and
answer session. After the presentation,
sumptuous refreshments were served to
the guests. In the end, souvenirs were
exchanged between MD NESPAK and
Major General Naweed Zaman.
Former Principal Secretary
meets MD NESPAK
Saeed Mehdi, a renowned civil servant/
former Principal Secretary to former Prime
Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif,
visited NESPAK House in connection with
M/s MAT Technology JV, which is involved
in the construction of a water supply
system in Gujrat. The former Principal
Secretary also held a meeting with
Asad I. A. Khan, MD NESPAK along with
Muhammad Sajid, GM/Head E&PHE
Division.
MD NESPAK with Major General Naweed Zaman
From L to R: Ali Faisal, Muhammad Sajid, Saeed Mehdi,
MD NESPAK and Kamran Imtiaz
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Foreign Tours
Presentations/Workshops
Q
azi Iftikhar Ahmed, Vice President H&TE Division, visited Turkey from
September 4-8, 2011 along with Azam Suleman, Secretary C&W Punjab.
The visit was aimed at encouraging investments from the Turkish private and
public sectors initiated by Chief Minister Punjab.
M
anzoor Ali, Vice President Agriculture Division, visited Dubai to attend a
seminar on sheet piling for Pakistani clients, consultants and
contractors from September 21-23, 2011.
M
irza Asif Baig, Vice President WR Division along with Syed Mehar Ali,
Principal Engineer WR Division, proceeded to Iran to work on the Alborz
Dam Project for the period from September 25 to October 9, 2011.
I
mran-ul-Haq, Principal Engineer GT&GE Division, visited the Alborz
Integrated Land and Water Management Project in Sari, Iran. He worked on
environment and water quality related tasks of the project.
T
he Building Services Division arranged a series
of presentations by the representatives/
distributors of the manufacturers of lifts and
escalators which were attended by engineers from
the BSD and the P&M Division. The presentations on
the latest products and their features regarding
vertical transportation were given by the Mega
Elevators and Jeewajee (Pvt.) Limited. The design
and selection procedures were also discussed.
A
one day workshop on the USAID environmental
compliance procedures was arranged by the
USAID Office, Islamabad, with an aim to enhance the
capacity of Contracting Officer's Technical
Representatives (COTR) and environmental experts
of leading consultancy firms working for USAID.
Muhammad Shariq Ahmed, Senior Engineer GT&GE
Division, Kashif Bashir, Senior Engineer E&PHE
Division along with Waqar Saleem, Sociologist
GT&GE Division and Adeel Pervaiz, Environmentalist
of E&PHE Division attended the workshop.
N
abila Rashid, Chief Architect and Adil Nazir, Principal Architect of A&P
Division Lahore, visited Japan in September 2011. The tour was aimed
at witnessing the pre-shipment inspection of the dual fuel, double effect
absorption chillers/heaters being produced by M/s KTE-Kawasaki Thermal
Engineering
Company, Japan.
Adil Nazir (2nd from L) with
Nabila Rashid (1st from L) and
Japan
Japanese engineers in Osaka,
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NESPAK architects
visited the
production plant
located in Osaka,
Japan. The team
was briefed about
the latest
developments
being carried out
in the field of
energy efficient
cooling and
heating design for
buildings.
amzan Javed,
Principal Engineer of
E&PHE Division, went on
an official trip to the
Netherlands from
September 1-15, 2011.
He visited the UNESCOIHE institute for water
education, Delft.
Ramzan Javed held
discussions with Sergio
G. Salinas, a faculty
member of the Urban
Water and Sanitation
Ramzan Javed
Department regarding
at UNESCO-IHE
institute
water treatment infrastructure in
the Netherlands and IHE activities in this field.
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NESPAK professionals and other participants at the workshop
Technical Paper/ Training
A
technical paper of Muhammad
Waqar Saleem, Sociologist
GT&GE Division, on “Socio-economic
Impact of Foreign Remittance In
Rural Areas of Pakistan” has been
published by the Training Center for
International Cooperation, University
of Trento, Italy during the conference on "The
Migration-Development Nexus Revisited: State of the
Art and Ways Ahead." The conference was organised
by the Department of Sociology and Social Research,
University of Trento, Italy.
M
s. Ammarah, Senior
Engineer CM Division,
attended a five-day
international training
programme on “Construction
Cost Management” in
Singapore. The highlights of the
training were effective
construction cost development
& management, contract
pricing, identifying & quantifying
risk, construction claims, preconstruction cost & budget evaluation, identifying &
mitigating construction claims & merging technology
with construction cost control.
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7th Build Asia Exhibition
The 7th Build Asia
2011 Exhibition was
held from September
13–15, 2011 at
Karachi Expo Centre.
The purpose of the
event was to focus
on the immense
potential of the
building and
construction industry
in Pakistan and
display the latest
technological
advancements.
IEP honours Sulehri
The Institution of Engineers, Pakistan
(IEP) while celebrating the Engineers' Day
conferred Engr. Mahmood A. Sulehri,
GM/Head Contracts Division, with the IEP
National Excellence Award-2011 at a
ceremony for his meritorious services to
the engineering profession, especially to
the Institution of Engineers Pakistan as
an active fellow.
Farhat Adil, GM/Head Karachi office (2nd from L) with Muhammad Farooq and
other colleagues at the NESPAK stall
NESPAK put up its presence for the first
time in the exhibition by setting up an
impressive stall equipped with the latest
information about services being rendered
by NESPAK as a consulting organisation. A
documentary on NESPAK was also showed
to visitors round-the-clock. The event was
coordinated by Muhammad Farooq, Chief
Engineer Karachi Office under the
patronage of the GM/Head Karachi Office
and the GM/Head A&P Division Karachi.
VISITS
M
uhammad
Sajid,
GM/Head along
with
Muhammad
Zubair,
CE/Project
Manager
E&PHE Division
visited Multan
to inspect the Muhammad Sajid GM/ Head, E&PHE Division (1st from R) and
sites of the
Muhammad Zubair Chief Engineer, E & PHE Division in
a meeting with MD WASA, Multan
project titled
“Prime Minister's Southern Punjab Development Package“ and
held a meeting with the Managing Director WASA, Multan, who
showed his satisfaction and appreciated the work done under the
supervision of NESPAK.
M
. Asif Khan, Project/Regional Manager and Imran Khan
Gandapur, Project Coordinator from NESPAK Regional Office
Peshawar, Nasir Akhtari, Chief Architect, Aamir Rashid, Principal
Engineer Structures, Talha Afzal, Senior Engineer Structures from
NESPAK Islamabad Office and Shahid Hussain, Superintending
Engineer
C&W along
with Bahadur
Said,
Executive
Engineer
C&W, visited
the Judicial
Complex site
on
September
13, 2011.
The aim of
the visit was
M. Asif Khan, RM (2nd from R), Nasir Akhtari, Chief Architect
to discuss
(Right most), Amir Rasheed, Principal Engineer (3rd from left)
during their visit to Judicial Complex Bannu
Mahmood Sulehri receiving the award from
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal
the settlement issues and development of cracks in various
buildings of the complex. It was decided that experts from GT&GE
Division of NESPAK will pay site visit to look into the issues in
detail and propose remedial measures.
A
amir Munir,
Project Manager
E&PHE Division,
toured Rahim Yar
Khan along with
Chief Engineer
(South), Punjab
Public Health
Engineering
Department from
Project Manager Nespak (1st from left) and Chief
September 22 to
Engineer South (4th from left) during site visit of recently
23, 2011 to
commissioned Moye Mubarak Lift Station in Rahim Yar Khan
monitor the
progress and quality of work on various components of sewerage
and treatment plants being constructed under the Sewerage
Scheme for Rahim Yar Khan City with Treatment Plant Project.
I
jaz Shafi, GM SED and Khalid Mehmood, Chief Architect, A&P
Division Lahore, visited the NESPAK House Peshawar on
September 22,
2011. They went
there to give
consent to
certain
alterations
related to
electrical, HVAC
& building
management
services. After a
detailed meeting,
the site visit was
conducted
M. Asif Khan, RM (2nd from L), Ijaz Shafi, GM, SED (2nd from R)
together with
and Khalid Mehmood, Chief Architect, A&P (R) during
visit
to NESPAK House site
Muhammad Asif
Khan, RM Peshawar, Qaim Jan, RE, Ms. Zoona Azhar, Engineer and
Faisal Mohiuddin, Electrical Engineer of Regional Office Peshawar.
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Have
some
fun!
Retirement
Tanwir Qamar,
Vice President
(Coordination),
retired from
NESPAK service
on September 30,
2011 upon
reaching the age
of superannuation.
A farewell party
was arranged by
MD NESPAK with
the Coordination
Tanwir Qamar and
Division on
other senior
September 24,
professionals
2011 at a local
restaurant in
Gulberg. A tea party was
arranged by MD NESPAK in
honour of Tanwir Qamar on
September 30, 2011. He was
then seen off by the MD, VPs
and Heads of divisions.
Inspirational "Traits" of Real Engineers
> Real Engineers consider themselves well dressed
if their socks match.
> Real engineers have a non-technical vocabulary
of 800 words.
> Real Engineers wear badges so they don't forget
who they are. Sometimes a note is attached
saying "Don't offer me a ride today. I drove my
own car".
> Real Engineers' politics run towards acquiring a
Raja Tariq Nazir, Chairman NEPWA, hosted a lunch for
Tanwir Qamar. The lunch was attended by MD NESPAK, Abdul Basit, VP SED,
Ahsan Anwar, Chief P&A, Suhail Majeed, General Secretary NEPWA and Furqan
Ali Malik, Joint Secretary NEPWA.
Weddings
Azhar Masud, Vice President (Design) H&TE Division,
had a lot to celebrate when he married two of his
children, a son and a daughter, in September 2011.
Close friends and colleagues were present on both the
occasions. Asad I. A. Khan, MD NESPAK, attended the
Walima ceremony of Azhar's son which was held on
September 25, 2011 at a local hotel. The wedding of
his daughter took place on September 10, 2011.
Congratulations to proud parents
parking space with their name on it and an office
with a window.
> Real Engineers know the "ABC's of Infrared"
from A to B.
> Real Engineers know how to take the cover off
of their computer, and are not afraid to do it.
> Real Engineers' briefcases contain a screwdriver,
a copy of "Quantum Physics", and a half of a
peanut butter sandwich.
> Real Engineers don't find the above at all funny.
Transfers/Postings
Z
ahoor Ahmad Minhas, Vice President (H&TE)
Abdul Moiz, son of Abdul Qadeer, GM/Head
Division, has been posted as Vice President
of Islamabad Office, stood 1st in the
Regional Office Muscat, Sultanate of
combined entry test held for Engineering
Oman with effect from September 29,
Universities of Pakistan in September 2011.
2011.
The test was organised by the
UET Lahore. Abdul Moiz had
sim Mansoor Jalali, Senior
passed his HSSC examination by
Engineer of Peshawar Office,
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EDITOR: AHMAD SAID