QUETTA:Governor Balochistan Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar on Sunday said he was happy to see such a congregation of engineers in his province.
“We can make the best use of engineers for Balochistan. We appreciate their expertise”, he added.
He expressed these views while addressing the 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) here.
A large number of engineers from all over Pakistan participated in the moot. A sizeable number of young engineers from every corner of Balochistan also showed up for the meeting.
The Balochistan Governor said the engineers should play their part in renewable technologies and power as our province was facing a very different situation in the power sector. We are facing days of load shedding in rural areas, he noted.
He called upon engineers to work for the people of Balochistan.
He touched on the quality of works and referred to issues developed in the dams during recent floods in Balochistan.
The meeting presided over by Chairman Pakistan Engineering Council Engr Najeeb Haroon was graced by Balochistan Governor Malik Wali Khan Kakar, Minister for Education Qadir Buzdar Minister information Jan Achakzai former mister Science and Technology Changaiz Jamali and Senator Ruksana Zubari.
Engr Najeeb Haroon shared the performance of the Council during the last two years.
He said over 2500 young engineers have been inducted in the industry under the Graduate Internship Program launched by the council. He further said this program would continue in the future.
Engr. Haroon said the council is trying its level best to attract young people to engineering education as this trend is on decline became of other professions fields in education.
In order to do so the Council has started STEM education to engage school-going students so that engineering education could be encouraged.
He shared the details of the efforts that PEC has taken to tackle the issue of cost escalation of development projects in the country.
Talking about the issue of technologists, he said all three sections of engineering such as engineers, technologists and technicians have their separate domains. They shall continue playing their part in the development of the country, he noted.
He informed the moot of the performance of the Committees of the Council working in various sectors.
Being the Chancellor of universities, he stressed research and development in the universities of Balochistan.
He said it’s time to computerize every government department and the engineers must guide the public sector.
He appreciated the VCs of public Universities of Balochistan for their focus on higher education.