Nespak sets new record

National Engineer-ing Services Pakistan (Nespak), a leading Organisation of Consulting Engineers, has set a new record by executing 3300 engineering projects at home and abroad since its establishment in 1973. Costing a cumulative cost of Rs 8900 billion, 2825 of these projects are located in Pakistan and 478 projects in 36 developing countries of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Arab world thus playing a key role in the socio-economic development of these countries.
According to a press statement issued these views were expressed by Managing Director of NESPAK Asad I. A. Khan here Thursday. While giving the details Khan said that besides Pakistan, currently NESPAK is busy in the execution of several large overseas projects in Saudi Arabia relating to the Water Storage Dams, Power and Transmission Line projects and transmission of Water Supply to Jeddah in the Makkah-al-Mukarramah Region. In Qatar, NESPAK has secured five new projects relating to the construction and supervision of large Villas; a desalination project; a mosque and the upgradation of a Sports Club. In Afghanistan, NESPAK is busy in the preparation of detailed design and construction supervision of several projects including an on-farm Water Management Project; Seismic Study and Structural Assessment of Jamhooriat Hospital, Kabul. In Oman, NESPAK is executing road, sewerage and water distribution projects.
Giving the details of some of the major home projects, Mr Asad I. A. Khan said that these include Ghazi-Barotha and Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Projects; Tarbela and Mangla Extension Power projects; Mangla Dam Raising Project, Mirani, Sabakzai, Barra and Munda Dams, 500 kV Transmission Lines project; Muzaffargarh Thermal Power project; Flood Damages Restoration Projects; Greater Thal Canal Projects; Rehabilitation of Taunsa and Islam Barrages; Lahore Ring Road Project; Sialkot-Lahore Motorway; Kohat Tunnel Project; Pindi-Bhattian-Faisalabad Motorway (M-3); New Islamabad, Sialkot and New Gawadar International Airports, Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project, Kalma Chowk Flyover in Lahore and Metro Bus Transit System Lahore.