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.

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
No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenureNote(s)
1Habibur Rehman17 February 196017 April 19611 year, 59 daysFederal Minister for Education, Re-designated as Minister of Education & Scientific Research
2Akhtar Husain17 April 19611 March 1962318 daysFederal Minister for Education & Scientific Research
3Lieutenant General WA Burki2 March 19628 June 196298 daysFederal Minister for Education & Scientific Research
4Ghulam Faruque1 January 196615 July 19671 year, 195 daysFederal Minister for Scientific and Technological Research
5Vice Admiral S.M. Ahsan5 April 19696 May 196931 daysIncharge M/o Scientific & Technological Research
6Air Marshal Nur Khan7 May 19693 August 196988 daysIncharge Scientific & Technological Research
7Muhammad Shamsul Huq4 August 196922 February 19711 year, 202 daysFederal Minister for Education and Scientific Research
8Khurshid Hasan Meer17 August 197322 October 19741 year, 66 daysMinister without portfolio (looked after work of the Ministry) Federal Minister for Science and Technology
9Abdul Hafeez Pirzada22 October 19745 February 19761 year, 106 daysFederal Minister for Education, Science and Technology and Provincial Coordination
10Hafeezullah Cheema22 October 19749 January 197579 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
11Saeed-ur-Rashid Abbasi10 January 19755 February 19761 year, 26 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
12Malik Muhammad Jaffer5 February 197624 January 1977354 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
13Niaz Muhammad Wassan30 March 19775 July 197797 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
14Mohammad Arshad Chaudhri27 August 197821 April 1979237 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
15Hamid Nasir Chattha28 January 198631 May 1986123 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
16Mir Haji Tareen28 September 198620 December 198683 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
17Malik Muhammad Naeem Khan15 May 198829 May 198814 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
18Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan9 June 19881 December 1988175 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
19Jehangir Bader4 December 198820 September 1989290 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
20Javed Jabbar20 September 19896 August 1990320 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
21Hazar Khan Bijarani13 August 19906 November 199085 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
22Hamid Nasir Chattha9 November 199010 September 1991305 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
23Mian Muhammad Zaman9 June 199118 July 19932 years, 39 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
24Elahi Bux Soomro10 September 19919 June 19931 year, 272 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
25Mohammad Shafiq23 July 199319 October 199388 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
26Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar31 July 19965 November 199697 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
27Abida Hussain5 November 199615 December 199640 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
28Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)14 March 200023 November 20022 years, 254 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
29Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)24 November 200225 August 20041 year, 275 daysAdviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan Zafarullah Khan Jamali
30Nouraiz Shakoor3 September 200415 November 20073 years, 73 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
31Shamsh Kassim-Lakha16 November 200724 March 2008129 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
32Tehmina Daultana31 March 200812 May 200842 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
33Azam Khan Swati29 January 200914 December 20101 year, 319 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
34Aftab Hussain Shah Jillani14 December 201012 February 201160 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
35Mir Changez Khan Jamali12 February 201116 March 20132 years, 32 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
36Sania Nishtar4 April 20135 June 201362 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
37Khurram Dastgir Khan7 June 201322 June 201315 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
38Zahid Hamid22 June 201321 November 20141 year, 152 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
39Rana Tanveer Hussain17 December 201428 July 20172 years, 223 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
40Mir Dostain Khan Domki15 September 201724 November 201770 daysMinister of State for Science and Technology
41Rana Tanveer Hussain24 November 201731 May 2018188 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
42Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh6 June 201818 August 201873 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
43Azam Swati5 October 20186 December 201862 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
44Fawad Chaudhry19 April 201918 April 20211 year, 364 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
45Shibli Faraz19 April 202110 April 2022356 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
46Agha Hassan Baloch22 April 202210 August 20231 year, 109 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology
47Umar Saif18 August 20234 March 2024199 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology (Caretaker Government)
48Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui18 March 202424 April 20252 years, 30 daysFederal Minister for Science and Technology

Organizations

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

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

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