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MINUTES OF FIRST GOVERNING BODY MEETING
HELD AT HQ PEC ISLAMABAD AT 1000 HRS ON 31 MARCH 2005
Present:
Civil/41 / Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh / ChairmanElect/209 / Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan / Member
Civil/3420 / Engr Tahir Ahmad Malik / Member
Civil/1425 / Engr Syed Arbab Ali Shah / Member
Civil/225 / Engr Lt Gen ® Syed Shujaat Hussain / Member
Mech/677 / Engr Prof Dr. Anwar Ahmad Junejo / Member
Civil/8019 / Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani / Member
Elect/14434 / Engr Prof Dr. M. Naseer Khan / Member
Civil/2581 / Engr Prof Dr. Saiyid Nazir Ahmad / Member
Elect/1439 / Engr Dr. A.Q. Khan Rajput / Member
Lt Gen ® M. Akram Khan / Member
Elect/935 / Engr Prof Dr. Habib Ullah Jamal / Member
Civil/766 / Engr Malik M. Saeed Khan / Member
Civil/3695 / Engr Javaid Akhtar Peracha / Member
Mech/17110 / Engr Pervez Butt / Member
Mech/5299 / Engr Jawaid Tariq / Member
Civil/3239 / Engr Tariq Hamid / Member
Mech/3714 / Engr Sikandar Hayat Khattak / Member
Elect/3696 / Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa / Member
Met/97 / Engr Prof Dr. M. Saleem Shuja / Member
Civil/1681 / Engr Rana M. Saeed Ahmad Khan / Member
Mr. Feroz Khan / Member
Chem/1397 / Engr Zahid Aziz / Member
Civil/10083 / Engr Imtiaz Hussain Shah / Member
Elect/82 / Engr M. Mazhar ul Islam / Member
Tele/118 / Engr Maj Gen M.Waheed Akhtar Malik / Member
Mech/5611 / Engr Wahaj-us-Siraj / Member
Elect/2085 / Engr Arshad Chughtai / Member
Electro/534 / Engr Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry / Member
Civil/2747 / Engr Zahid Arif / Member
Elect/2034 / Engr Naveed ul Haq / Member
Chem/225 / Engr Dr. Saeed Ahmed Khan / Member
Civil/7026 / Engr Saleem Azhar / Member
Mech/6341 / Engr Ayaz Mirza / Member
Elect/11694 / Engr Dr. Muhammad Akbar / Member
Mech/1387 / Engr Javed Safdar / Member
Civil/7341 / Engr Abdul Rasheed Tareen / Member
Civil/673 / Engr Maj Gen ® Agha Manzoor Rauf / Invited
Civil/22707
PEC Officials / Engr Maj Gen ® Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar, PEC
Civil/10879 / Engr Sameeullah Mughal
Civil/3757 / Engr Lt Col® Zulfiqar Ahmad
Civil/15658 / Engr Syed Zulqarnain Shah
Civil/15032 / Engr Niamat Ullah Khan
Civil/10841 / Engr Lt Col ® Tahir Pervaiz Dar
Comp/264 / Engr Khadim Hussain Bhatti
Civil/11015 / Engr Aurangzeb Khattak
Met/408 / Engr Siraj-us-Saqib
Regret
- 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
1.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 drivingforce for development of the country and that the Government has placed trust in the PEC according to the newLaw accepting the idea of technology driven progressthrough 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.
2.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 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.
3.Introduction of Members. All members present in the meeting introduced themselves individually.
4.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)Engr Dr. M. Akram Sheikh, Chairman, PEC
b)Engr Pervez Butt
c)Engr Lt Gen ® Syed Shujjaat Hussain
d)Engr Saleem Azhar
e)Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
f)Engr M. Mazhar ul Islam
g)Engr Abdul Rasheed Tareen
h)Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan
i)Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa
5.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:
a. Management Committee
(1) / Engr Dr. M. Akram SheikhChairman, PEC / Convener
(2) / Vice Chairman (when appointed) / Member
(3) / Engr Lt Gen M. Zubair / Member
(4) / Engr Parvez Butt / Member
(5) / Engr Ch. Asghar Ali Randhawa / Member
(6) / Engr Abdur Rashid Tareen / Member
(7) / Engr Maj Gen Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar, PEC / Member
b.Enrolment Committee
(1) / Engr Dr. M. Akram SheikhChairman, PEC / Convener
(2) / Vice Chairman (when appointed) / Member
(3) / Engr Dr. Muhammad Akbar / Member
(4) / Engr Sardar M. Altaf Khan / Member
(5) / Engr Javed Akhtar Peracha / 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.
- 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.
- Act andByelaws Committee
Vice Chairman, PEC (when appointed) / Convener
- Review Committee For Registration Of Rofessional Engineers
Engr Riaz Ahmad Khan / Convener
f.Review Committee For Constructors/Operators
Engr Lt Gen M. Zubair E-in-C / Convenerg.Review Committee For Consulting Engineers
Maj Gen M. Waheed Akhtar Malik / Convenerh.Board Of Trustees
(1) / Vice Chairman (when appointed) / Chairman(2) / Mr. Mahmood ul Hassan, Executive PEC / Trustee Rep. PEC Employee
(3) / Maj Gen (R) Mahboob-ul-Muzaffar
Secretary/Registrar PEC / Trustee
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.
j.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:-
Province / Convenera. / NWFP / Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
b. / Punjab / Engr Rana M. Saeed Ahmed Khan
c. / Sindh / Engr Saleem Azhar
d. / Balochistan / Engr Naveed ul Haq
e. / AJ&K & NA / 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.
6.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.
8.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
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
10.Case of 92 Students of Al-KhairCECOSUniversity.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
11.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 WorkingDraft 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 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