The Ministry of Science and Technology (, wazarat-e-science-o-technology) (abbreviated as MoST) is a Cabinet-level Ministry of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

concerned with

Science and Technology in Pakistan Science and technology have been pivotal in Pakistan's development since its inception. The country boasts a large pool of scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians actively contributing to these fields. Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Pri ...

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 Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

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.

Organizations

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

National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) () is a Pakistani multi-campus public research university with its main campus in Islamabad, and other campuses in Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Quetta and Karachi. It offers degrees in multipl ...

(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 The Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) () is a government-owned science and industrialisation research organisation which mainly focuses on the development of industrial research. History Initially established as Pakist ...

(PCSIR) *

Pakistan Engineering Council The Pakistan Engineering Council (Urdu: ; acronym: PEC) is a professional body for accreditation of engineering education and regulation of engineering profession in Pakistan. It was established on 10 January 1976 by the Parliament under th ...

(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) *

Pakistan Halal Authority Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA) is an organization established by Act of Parliament No. VIII of 2016 under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). PHA's mandate is to promote trade and commerce in halal articles and processes.https://pakis ...

(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,

holiday A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

s, and primarily

crescent A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hindu iconography, Hind ...

associated with

lunar calendar A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases ( synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based on the solar year, and lunisolar calendars, whose lunar months are br ...

dates. The

website A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, educatio ...

claims to have modern features such as predetermine the future-dates or arrival of

Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...

Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr () is the first of the two main Islamic holidays, festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide becaus ...

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second of the two main festivals in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the ...

and other events based on

scientific evidence Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis, although scientists also use evidence in other ways, such as when applying theories to practical problems. "Discussions about empirical ev ...

s and observations through moon sighting.

References

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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Science and Technology Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...