The Ministry of Science and Technology (, 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.
The ministry is coordinated by the Federal Minister for Science and Technology who is currently Agha Hassan Baloch and is headquartered in Islamabad.
Mission 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 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 Name Took office Left office Tenure Note(s) 1 Habibur Rehman 17 February 1960 17 April 1961 Federal Minister for Education, Re-designated as Minister of Education & Scientific Research 2 Akhtar Husain 17 April 1961 1 March 1962 Federal Minister for Education & Scientific Research 3 Lieutenant General WA Burki 2 March 1962 8 June 1962 Federal Minister for Education & Scientific Research 4 Ghulam Faruque 1 January 1966 15 July 1967 Federal Minister for Scientific and Technological Research 5 Vice Admiral S.M. Ahsan 5 April 1969 6 May 1969 Incharge M/o Scientific & Technological Research 6 Air Marshal Nur Khan 7 May 1969 3 August 1969 Incharge Scientific & Technological Research 7 Muhammad Shamsul Huq 4 August 1969 22 February 1971 Federal Minister for Education and Scientific Research 8 Khurshid Hasan Meer 17 August 1973 22 October 1974 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 Federal Minister for Education, Science and Technology and Provincial Coordination 10 Hafeezullah Cheema 22 October 1974 9 January 1975 Minister of State for Science and Technology 11 Saeed-ur-Rashid Abbasi 10 January 1975 5 February 1976 Minister of State for Science and Technology 12 Malik Muhammad Jaffer 5 February 1976 24 January 1977 Minister of State for Science and Technology 13 Niaz Muhammad Wassan 30 March 1977 5 July 1977 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 14 Mohammad Arshad Chaudhri 27 August 1978 21 April 1979 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 15 Hamid Nasir Chattha 28 January 1986 31 May 1986 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 16 Mir Haji Tareen 28 September 1986 20 December 1986 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 17 Malik Muhammad Naeem Khan 15 May 1988 29 May 1988 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 18 Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 9 June 1988 1 December 1988 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 19 Jehangir Bader 4 December 1988 20 September 1989 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 20 Javed Jabbar 20 September 1989 6 August 1990 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 21 Hazar Khan Bijarani 13 August 1990 6 November 1990 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 22 Hamid Nasir Chattha 9 November 1990 10 September 1991 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 23 Mian Muhammad Zaman 9 June 1991 18 July 1993 Minister of State for Science and Technology 24 Elahi Bux Soomro 10 September 1991 9 June 1993 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 25 Mohammad Shafiq 23 July 1993 19 October 1993 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 26 Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar 31 July 1996 5 November 1996 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 27 Abida Hussain 5 November 1996 15 December 1996 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 28 Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) 14 March 2000 23 November 2002 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 29 Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) 24 November 2002 25 August 2004 Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan Zafarullah Khan Jamali 30 Nouraiz Shakoor 3 September 2004 15 November 2007 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 31 Shamsh Kassim-Lakha 16 November 2007 24 March 2008 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 32 Tehmina Daultana 31 March 2008 12 May 2008 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 33 Azam Khan Swati 29 January 2009 14 December 2010 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 34 Aftab Hussain Shah Jillani 14 December 2010 12 February 2011 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 35 Mir Changez Khan Jamali 12 February 2011 16 March 2013 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 36 Sania Nishtar 4 April 2013 5 June 2013 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 37 Khurram Dastgir Khan 7 June 2013 22 June 2013 Minister of State for Science and Technology 38 Zahid Hamid 22 June 2013 21 November 2014 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 39 Rana Tanveer Hussain 17 December 2014 28 July 2017 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 40 Mir Dostain Khan Domki 15 September 2017 24 November 2017 Minister of State for Science and Technology 41 Rana Tanveer Hussain 24 November 2017 31 May 2018 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 42 Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh 6 June 2018 18 August 2018 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 43 Azam Swati 5 October 2018 6 December 2018 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 44 Fawad Chaudhry 19 April 2019 18 April 2021 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 45 Shibli Faraz 19 April 2021 10 April 2022 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 46 Agha Hassan Baloch 22 April 2022 10 August 2023 Federal Minister for Science and Technology 47 Umar Saif 18 August 2023 4 March 2024 Federal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government) 48 Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui 18 March 2024 24 April 2025 Federal Minister for Science and Technology
Organizations The following organizations are situated under the Ministry of Science and Technology:- National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Council for Work and Housing Research (CWHR) National Institute of Electronics (NIE) National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan) (NIO) National University of Technology (NUTECH) Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center (PASTIC) Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) National Metrology Institute of Pakistan (NMIP) Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA) STEDEC Technology Commercialization Corporation of Pakistan (Private) limited
PakMoonSighting.pk
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. 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.
See also Government of Pakistan Politics of Pakistan Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Pakistan)
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