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Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Science and Technology (Urdu: وزارتِ سائنس و فنیات, wazarat-e-science-o-technology) (abbreviated as MoST) is a Cabinet-level Ministry of the Government of Pakistan concerned with Science and Technology in Pakistan and in general, Pakistan's science policy, planning, coordination and directing of efforts to initiate and launch scientific and technological programs as well as projects aimed at economic development.

Ministry of Science and Technology
وزارتِ سائنس و فنیات
Agency overview
Formed1960; 64 years ago (1960)[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitemost.gov.pk

The ministry is coordinated by the Federal Minister for Science and Technology who is currently Agha Hassan Baloch and is headquartered in Islamabad.[2]

Mission

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To achieve the security, prosperity and social cohesion of Pakistan through equitable and sustainable socio-economic progress using science, technology and innovation as central pillars of development in all sectors of economic activity.

The principle agenda of the MoST is building Pakistan's technological competence in the 21st century by leap forging into new markets, develop a larger pool of human resource for reverse brain drain and integrate the soft technology infrastructure into hard modern technological base, strengthen technology institutions, effective S & TR governance and enhance the capacity if indigenous innovation systems.

Federal Ministers/Ministers of State/Advisers/In-charge, Ministry of Science and Technology

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The Scientific and Technological Research Division (S&TRD) established in 1960 was initially responsible to administer the National Science Council, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Committee. The status of S&TR Division was raised to the level of full-fledged Ministry of Science and Technology “MoST” in 1972.

List of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State and Advisers to the PM
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Note(s)
1 Habibur Rehman 17 February 1960 17 April 1961 1 year, 59 days Federal Minister for Education, Re-designated as Minister of Education & Scientific Research
2 Akhtar Husain 17 April 1961 1 March 1962 318 days Federal Minister for Education & Scientific Research
3 Lieutenant General WA Burki 2 March 1962 8 June 1962 98 days Federal Minister for Education & Scientific Research
4 Ghulam Faruque 1 January 1966 15 July 1967 1 year, 195 days Federal Minister for Scientific and Technological Research
5 Vice Admiral S.M. Ahsan 5 April 1969 6 May 1969 31 days Incharge M/o Scientific & Technological Research
6 Air Marshal Nur Khan 7 May 1969 3 August 1969 88 days Incharge Scientific & Technological Research
7 Muhammad Shamsul Huq 4 August 1969 22 February 1971 1 year, 202 days Federal Minister for Education and Scientific Research
8 Khurshid Hasan Meer 17 August 1973 22 October 1974 1 year, 66 days Minister without portfolio (looked after work of the Ministry) Federal Minister for Science and Technology
9 Abdul Hafeez Pirzada 22 October 1974 5 February 1976 1 year, 106 days Federal Minister for Education, Science and Technology and Provincial Coordination
10 Hafeezullah Cheema 22 October 1974 9 January 1975 79 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
11 Saeed-ur-Rashid Abbasi 10 January 1975 5 February 1976 1 year, 26 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
12 Malik Muhammad Jaffer 5 February 1976 24 January 1977 354 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
13 Niaz Muhammad Wassan 30 March 1977 5 July 1977 97 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
14 Mohammad Arshad Chaudhri 27 August 1978 21 April 1979 237 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
15 Hamid Nasir Chattha 28 January 1986 31 May 1986 123 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
16 Mir Haji Tareen 28 September 1986 20 December 1986 83 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
17 Malik Muhammad Naeem Khan 15 May 1988 29 May 1988 14 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
18 Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 9 June 1988 1 December 1988 175 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
19 Jehangir Bader 4 December 1988 20 September 1989 290 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
20 Javed Jabbar 20 September 1989 6 August 1990 320 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
21 Hazar Khan Bijarani 13 August 1990 6 November 1990 85 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
22 Hamid Nasir Chattha 9 November 1990 10 September 1991 305 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
23 Mian Muhammad Zaman 9 June 1991 18 July 1993 2 years, 39 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
24 Elahi Bux Soomro 10 September 1991 9 June 1993 1 year, 272 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
25 Mohammad Shafiq 23 July 1993 19 October 1993 88 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
26 Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar 31 July 1996 5 November 1996 97 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
27 Abida Hussain 5 November 1996 15 December 1996 40 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
28 Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) 14 March 2000 23 November 2002 2 years, 254 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
29 Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) 24 November 2002 25 August 2004 1 year, 275 days Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan Zafarullah Khan Jamali
30 Nouraiz Shakoor 3 September 2004 15 November 2007 3 years, 73 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
31 Shamsh Kassim-Lakha 16 November 2007 24 March 2008 129 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
32 Tehmina Daultana 31 March 2008 12 May 2008 42 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
33 Azam Khan Swati 29 January 2009 14 December 2010 1 year, 319 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
34 Aftab Hussain Shah Jillani 14 December 2010 12 February 2011 60 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
35 Mir Changez Khan Jamali 12 February 2011 16 March 2013 2 years, 32 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
36 Sania Nishtar 4 April 2013 5 June 2013 62 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
37 Khurram Dastgir Khan 7 June 2013 22 June 2013 15 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
38 Zahid Hamid 22 June 2013 21 November 2014 1 year, 152 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
39 Rana Tanveer Hussain 17 December 2014 28 July 2017 2 years, 223 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
40 Mir Dostain Khan Domki 15 September 2017 24 November 2017 70 days Minister of State for Science and Technology
41 Rana Tanveer Hussain 24 November 2017 31 May 2018 188 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
42 Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh 6 June 2018 18 August 2018 73 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
43 Azam Khan Swati 5 October 2018 6 December 2018 62 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
44 Fawad Chaudhry 19 April 2019 18 April 2021 1 year, 364 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
45 Shibli Faraz 19 April 2021 10 April 2022 356 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
46 Agha Hassan Baloch 22 April 2022 10 August 2023 1 year, 109 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology
47 Umar Saif 18 August 2023 4 March 2024 199 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
48 Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui 18 March 2024 Incumbent 100 days Federal Minister for Science and Technology

Organizations

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The following organizations are situated under the Ministry of Science and Technology:-

PakMoonSighting.pk

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Moon Sighting Pakistan
Type of site
Lunar observation[3]
Available inEnglish
OwnersGovernment of Pakistan
Created byMinistry of Science and Technology
URLpakmoonsighting.pk
Launched26 May 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-26)

The ministry launched a lunar observatory website in 2019 aimed at to show the citizens about the Islamic events, holidays, and primarily crescent associated with lunar calendar dates.[3] The website claims to have modern features such as predetermine the future-dates or arrival of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and other events based on scientific evidences and observations through moon sighting.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". most.gov.pk.
  2. ^ Sherani, Tahir (19 April 2019). "Asad Umar still listed as finance minister in Cabinet Division's new notification". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Pakistan launches moon-sighting website ahead of Eid to resolve differences over dates of Islamic festivals". Firstpost. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Fawad Chaudhry launches 'Pakistan's first official' moonsighting website". DAWN.COM. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ IANS (28 May 2019). "Pakistan launches first official 'moonsighting' website". Zee News. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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