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MINUTES OF FIRST GOVERNING BODY MEETING
HELD AT HQ PEC ISLAMABAD AT 1000 HRS ON 31 MARCH 2005
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Elect/209
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Mech/677
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Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh
Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan
Engr Tahir Ahmad Malik
Engr Syed Arbab Ali Shah
Engr Lt Gen ® Syed Shujaat Hussain
Engr Prof Dr. Anwar Ahmad Junejo
Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
Engr Prof Dr. M. Naseer Khan
Engr Prof Dr. Saiyid Nazir Ahmad
Engr Dr. A.Q. Khan Rajput
Lt Gen ® M. Akram Khan
Engr Prof Dr. Habib Ullah Jamal
Engr Malik M. Saeed Khan
Engr Javaid Akhtar Peracha
Engr Pervez Butt
Engr Jawaid Tariq
Engr Tariq Hamid
Engr Sikandar Hayat Khattak
Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa
Engr Prof Dr. M. Saleem Shuja
Engr Rana M. Saeed Ahmad Khan
Mr. Feroz Khan
Engr Zahid Aziz
Engr Imtiaz Hussain Shah
Engr M. Mazhar ul Islam
Engr Maj Gen M.Waheed Akhtar Malik
Engr Wahaj-us-Siraj
Engr Arshad Chughtai
Engr Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
Engr Zahid Arif
Engr Naveed ul Haq
Engr Dr. Saeed Ahmed Khan
Engr Saleem Azhar
Engr Ayaz Mirza
Engr Dr. Muhammad Akbar
Engr Javed Safdar
Engr Abdul Rasheed Tareen
Engr Maj Gen ® Agha Manzoor Rauf
Engr Maj Gen ® Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar, PEC
Chairman
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PEC Officials
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Engr Sameeullah Mughal
Engr Lt Col® Zulfiqar Ahmad
Engr Syed Zulqarnain Shah
Engr Niamat Ullah Khan
Engr Lt Col ® Tahir Pervaiz Dar
Engr Khadim Hussain Bhatti
Engr Aurangzeb Khattak
Engr Siraj-us-Saqib
Regret
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Engr Abul Kalam
Engr Lt Gen M. Zubair
Engr Zaheer Mirza
Engr Aftab Islam Agha
Engr Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui
Engr Abdus Salam Khan
Engr Riaz Ahmad Khan
Engr Zubair Ahmad Malik
Engr Muhammad Pervez Aftab
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General. Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh, Chairman, PEC initiated the
proceedings of the meeting with Tilawat-e-Quraan–e-Pak. He, thereafter,
welcomed the members of the first restructured body named Governing Body of
PEC and also thanked the outgoing members of the Interim Executive
Committee who supported him whole heartedly and gave their candid and
forthright opinion on all professional matters during the interim period. The
Chairman then explained the new vision, mission, objectives and additional
functions of the Council. He emphasized on the fact that engineering profession
is to act as key driving force for development of the country and that the
Government has placed trust in the PEC according to the new Law accepting the
idea of technology driven progress through engineers in the country. He also
highlighted that new role of the Council as Think Tank and added responsibilities
as custodian of technology and learned institutions.
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The Chairman PEC’s pledge. The Chairman then pledged to
personally respect the PEC Act to abide by it and to remain above the conflict of
interest and expected all the members to join him.
Engr Saleem Azhar on behalf of members spoke to assure the Chair that
he and the members were with him in this effort and that they support the new
mission and functions of the Council. Engr Malik M. Saeed Khan thanked the
outgoing members of the Executive Committee on behalf of the members of the
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Governing Body and appreciated the Chairman’s efforts for restructuring PEC
and promulgation of Amendment Ordinance. Lt Gen ® M. Akram Khan said that
efforts of Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh should be brought on record. The Chairman
thanked members and desired for contribution of all members to cope with
enhanced responsibilities of the Council and to remain above politics.
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Introduction of Members.
introduced themselves individually.
All members present in the meeting
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Consideration of Panel of three Names – Appointment of Vice
Chairman. After deliberations it was decided that members would suggest
names on the proposed proforma. The members would send their choice of
names to Registrar PEC within two weeks. The house reposed trust in the
Chairman to finalize the names and send the same to the Government for
approval/appointment of Vice Chairman, PEC. The Chairman, however, formed a
committee for final selection of the names, composed as under:a)
b)
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i)
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Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh, Chairman, PEC
Engr Pervez Butt
Engr Lt Gen ® Syed Shujjaat Hussain
Engr Saleem Azhar
Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
Engr M. Mazhar ul Islam
Engr Abdul Rasheed Tareen
Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan
Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa
Formation of Committees for Running Business of the Council for
the period 2005-2007.
After seeking views from members in detail the following decisions were
arrived at:
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Management Committee
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Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh
Chairman, PEC
Vice Chairman (when appointed)
Engr Lt Gen M. Zubair
Engr Parvez Butt
Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa
Engr Abdur Rashid Tareen
Engr Maj Gen Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar, PEC
Convener
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Enrolment Committee
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Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh
Chairman, PEC
Vice Chairman (when appointed)
Engr Dr. Muhammad Akbar
Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan
Engr Javed Akhtar Peracha
Convener
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Member
At this juncture, based on views of some members, it was decided that
only the conveners of remaining committees be named who may choose their
own team of members from the House. The process would be formalized after
approval of the Chairman PEC, within one month from the date of issue of the
minutes. Any relevant engineer, registered
with PEC, may be co-opted as
member of the committee.
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Engineering Accreditation and Quality Evaluation Committee
(1)
Engr Lt Gen ® Syed Shujaat Hussain
Convener
(2)
Engr Dr. Ahmad Saeed
The Chairman PEC appreciated and thanked Engr Maj Gen ®
Agha Manzoor Rauf for the tremendous work done in the last two
years and requested him to continue as adviser to the committee.
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Act and Byelaws Committee
Vice Chairman, PEC (when appointed)
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Review Committee For Registration Of Rofessional Engineers
Engr Riaz Ahmad Khan
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Convener
Review Committee For Consulting Engineers
Maj Gen M. Waheed Akhtar Malik
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Convener
Review Committee For Constructors/Operators
Engr Lt Gen M. Zubair E-in-C
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Convener
Board Of Trustees
(1)
Vice Chairman (when appointed)
(2)
Mr. Mahmood ul Hassan, Executive
PEC
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Maj Gen (R) Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar PEC
Convener
Chairman
Trustee Rep.
PEC Employee
Trustee
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The Chairman also desired to establish/constitute a committee for
engineering standards under Engr Pervez Butt Chairman PAEC and a committee
under Engr M. Mazharul Islam for formulation of PEC bidding documents. The
latter shall work in consonance with Act and Byelaws Committee.
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Constitution of Development Committee. The Chairman
constituted the following development committees at provincial level which shall
formulate short, medium and long term development plans for each province with
particular emphasis on less developed areas for their integration into the process
of development. The conveners nominated below shall form their own teams and
could co-opt expatriates wherever needed. These committees shall form
standing committees and their terms of reference shall be laid down by HQ PEC.
The committees shall have Engr Malik M. Saeed Khan, Member Infrastructure,
Planning Commission or his nominee from Planning Commission as a member:-
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Province
Convener
NWFP
Punjab
Sindh
Balochistan
AJ&K & NA
Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
Engr Rana M. Saeed Ahmed Khan
Engr Saleem Azhar
Engr Naveed ul Haq
Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan
During the course of discussion on construction of PEC regional offices in
Peshawar and Lahore, where PEC does not have its own office buildings, it was
desired by Chairman PEC and accepted by Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani that
a PEC office shall be a part of the new UET Peshawar project on a piece of
about 2 kanals of land. For Lahore offices Engr Tahir Ahmad Malik was
requested to coordinate with Government of Punjab to get a piece of land
measuring about 2 kanals at a reasonable place in Lahore as soon as possible.
Deputy Registrar PEC Branch Office Lahore shall provide all possible assistance
in this regard.
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Confirmation of Minutes of 93rd Executive Committee Meeting. The
minutes were confirmed by the house as such.
7.
Progress/Implementation Status of decisions taken in 93rd Executive
Committee Meeting. The Registrar, PEC intimated the progress on each point.
Engr Dr. Bahawani Shankar Chowdhry pointed out that in Ministry of Water &
Power SRO No. 952(I)/2004 between the date and the year 2004 the month of
issue had been missed out. The correction has been referred to the Ministry for
incorporation.
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Approval of Audit Report 2003-2004 and Budget 2004-2005. The Audit
Report and the Budget 2004-2005 were approved by the Meeting.
Action By: HQ PEC
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9.
Opening of New Chapter for Engineering Sciences for Registration of
Engineers. Engr Maj Gen ® Agha Manzoor Rauf Convener A&QEC explained
the case. After discussion the Chairman decided that the matter be placed before
the Vice Chancellors Committee for their views before a new chapter on this
subject is opened for PEC registration. The Governing Body authorized the VCs’
Committee to decided and that their decision should be final.
Action By: HQ PEC
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Case of 92 Students of Al-Khair CECOS University. After the case was
explained by Engr Maj Gen ® Agha Manzoor Rauf, Convener A&QEC, the
House discussed the issue in detail and decided that the previous decision
arrived at by the VCs’ Committee and endorsed by the 92nd Executive Committee
Meeting held on 14th January, 2004 be maintained.
Action By: HQ PEC
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Conclusion. In his concluding remarks the Chairman
reemphasized the role that PEC has to perform in progress of the country and
highlighted that as we move ahead we have to deal with a number of issues
regarding regulation of engineering profession and difficulties in the structure and
posts of engineers etc. He also highlighted efforts of Mr. Feroz Khan for
developing an indigenous car. There being no other point, the Chairman thanked
the participants for all the support they gave him, the ensuing discussion and the
decisions taken during the meeting. He finally expressed his appreciation for
conduct of the First PEC Governing Body meeting with dignity, poise and
maturity.
In the end the Chairman informed the members to collect a copy of
Working Draft of Medium Term Development Frame work 2005-2010 prepared
by Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan and asked for input/comments
within two to three weeks to firm up the plan. The Chairman PEC drew the
attention of the House to Website www.pakistan.gov.pk for reference on 5 year
development plan.
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to and by the Chair.
Maj Gen (R) Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar
Dated April 9, 2005