National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) is a great national asset of Pakistan which has been rendering valuable services in the field of engineering consultancy throughout Pakistan and in 36 other countries of the world. This was stated by Minister of State for Water and Power during his visit to NESPAK House here on Tuesday.
According to the press statement Managing Director NESPAK Asad I.A. Khan gave a detailed presentation on the role and achievements of NESPAK to the visiting minister. He informed the minister that NESPAK was established by the Government of Pakistan in 1973 to create a pool of talented engineers, attain self reliance in engineering consultancy and replace the foreign consultants.
NESPAK has achieved these objectives to a large extent, he added. To date NESPAK has completed 3288 projects including 472 overseas projects. Asad said that NESPAK has attracted a large number of Pakistani experts from abroad with the result that it now offers services of the highly qualified and experienced professionals. At present, NESPAK has staff strength of over 4200 employees including 3100 highly qualified engineers, architects, planners, geologists, economists and professionals.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister paid glowing tributes to NESPAK for its top quality performance on home and foreign projects and eulogised its past and present management for their selfless services and for keeping the flag of Pakistan flying high in several countries.