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Registration No. L8071 VOLUME 45 NUMBER 1
JANUARY - MARCH 2016
Corporate News 2 - 3
Project News 4 - 9
Staff News 10 - 11
N E W S R E P O R T
nespak
Amir Muqam visits
NESPAK House ....page 2
CORPORATE NEWS
2
Amir Muqam visits NESPAK
House, Lahore
Mr. Amjad briefing Amir Muqam about
the ongoing projects in KPK
near past, NESPAK had
completed 48 projects
including the mega projects of
Pakistan Metro Bus,
Rawalpindi/ Islamabad, Sindh
Water Sector Improvement
Project-I, Dadu-Khuzdar
Power Transmission System
Project, Integrated Video
Surveillance System Quetta
and On-Farm Water
Management System in
Afghanistan.
Meeting in progress to
review pace of work on
various projects
Adviser to Prime Minister Engineer
Amir Muqam visited NESPAK House,
Lahore and chaired a meeting to
review progress and pace of work on
various projects in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) on March 17,
2016. The meeting was attended by
NESPAK Managing Director Amjad A.
Khan and other senior officials.
The NESPAK MD gave a detailed
briefing on the
ongoing projects
in the country
particularly in
KPK. He said that
all projects were
being completed
on a war-footing.
Commending the
performance and
quality work by
NESPAK on many
projects, Amir
Muqam asked NESPAK officials to
complete the ongoing projects in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the earliest.
NESPAK had been providing services
for 275 ongoing projects including the
Lahore Orange Line Metro Train
Project and it has set up a special
Project Management Unit for the
metro train project in Pakistan. In the
Hajj balloting
Mr. Amjad A. Khan, Managing Director
NESPAK, conducted the Hajj balloting
on March 4, 2016. A total of 10
employees from grade 1 to 7 and six
employees from grade 8 to 10 will get
the opportunity to perform hajj 2016.
Their names include Abdul Majid
Shabbir, Architecture & Planning
Karachi, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad
Arshad, Highways & Transportation
Engineering, S. M. Atazaz-ud-Din,
Geotechnical & Geoevorinmental
Engineering, Syed Sajid Ali Zaidi,
Agriculture, Muhammad Iqbal, Business
Development, Shahid Anwar,
Environmental & Public Health
Engineering, Syed Mohsin Ali, Karachi
office, Ghulam Sarwar and Muhammad
Asghar, Power & Mechanical, Abdul
Wahid, Construction Management,
Qurban Ali, Structural
Engineering,Abdul Ghaffar, R.O.Quetta,
Muhammad Arif Water Resources,
Muhammad Ashfaq and Azhar Hussain
Qamber, Coordination Division. May
they win Allah's blessings by
performing Hajj, Amen!
STAFF NEWS
3
MD NESPAK INSPECTS
OMT PROJECT
Mr. Amjad A. Khan, Managing Director
NESPAK, inspected various sections of the
Orange Line Metro Train (OMT) Project on
March 12, 2016. He was given detailed
briefings by the incharges of various
portions of this important project regarding
the quality and speed of construction over
the entire length of 27km route. Safety and
health measures being adopted during the
execution of this project were discussed in
detail. Although prescribed health and
safety measures are already being
applied, yet more improvement is required
which the MD pointed out and reminded
the concerned staff that it is a continuous
process on such a mega project.
The MD reiterated that no one from the
staff, both from the contractor and
consultant, will be allowed to work on the
project site without adopting necessary
safety measures. He stressed upon the
need for further strengthening protection
sheets and barriers along the project
route. He said incharges must enforce
safety regulations and be prepared to halt
unsafe actions; and workers need to wear
safety equipment and report unsafe
conditions to their seniors. Recognising
safety hazards
is the most important element in
preventing accidents, he stressed.
During his surprise visit, the MD instructed
the relevant staff of NESPAK to be more
vigilant in performing construction
supervision during night and rainy season.
The MD promised hefty reward for the staff
of NESPAK on
successful and
timely completion of
the project. The MD
appreciated the
efforts of the site
staff and project
manager who were
performing their
tasks to complete
this transportation
facility of
international
standard for the
citizens of Lahore.
MD NESPAK during his inspection visit to OMT Project
NATIONAL FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN-IV
The Ministry of Water and Power,
Government of Pakistan through Project
Management & Policy Implementation Unit
(PMPIU) in collaboration with FFC under
WCAP programme engaged NESPAK in
association with Deltares of The
Netherlands for Development of National
Flood Protection Plan-IV (NFPP-IV) and
related studies to enhance the Capacity
Building of Federal Flood Commission.
The overall objective of the NFPP-IV is to
improve country-wide comprehensive
flood management planning,
implementation and monitoring to achieve
flood management goals through the
development of NFPP-IV for the next 10
years and establish reliable information
system and database to store and retrieve
required information.
NESPAK has completed the NFPP-IV and
submitted draft final report to the client/all
stakeholders in February 2015. The
Secretary Ministry of Water and Power,
Government of Pakistan approved the
NFPP-IV in April, 2015. After that NFPP-IV
was presented at a meeting of the Council
of Common Interests (CCI) chaired by
Prime Minister of Pakistan and attended by
Chief Ministers of all the provinces on
March 25, 2016. At present the NFPP-IV is
under discussion by a committee
constituted by CCI for finalisation.
PROJECT NEWS
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SEC appreciates NESPAK Services
Dr. Tahir M. Hayat, Vice President/Head
Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental
Engineering Division, called on
Mohammad I. Ayoub, Department Director,
Generation Projects, WOA & SOA, Saudi
Electricity Company, at his office in the
SECHQs Jeddah on February 22, 2016.
Mr. Tariq Mahmood Tahir, Regional
Manager, KSA was also present on the
occasion.
relationship between the two companies in
the years to come. Mohammad I. Ayoub
was presented with the company shield by
Dr. Tahir Hayat as a mark of cordial
relationship between the two companies.
Matters of mutual interest and future
business development prospects were
discussed in a cordial manner.
Mohammad I. Ayoub appreciated the
contribution of NESPAK engineers to the
SEC generation projects over the years
and expressed his keen interest in further
developing the volume of cordial business
Dr. Tahir presenting a shield to Mr. Mohammad I. Ayoub
RELOCATION OF WASA
SERVICES
NESPAK is providing construction
supervision services for the relocation of
water supply, sewer lines as well as drains
to clear the route for the Orange Line
Metro Train Project from Dera Gujran to Ali
Town. Under the project, about 37km highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) water supply
line (250mm to 800mm dia.), 9 km RCC
sewer line (450mm to 1350mm dia.) and
one km long RCC drain (1.25x1.25m) shall
be relocated. The project also includes the
up-gradation of three disposal stations.
The cost of the project is Rs. 1,800 million
and almost 55 percent physical progress
has been achieved so far. The relocation
work is expected to be completed by
September 2016.
WASA MULTAN HIRES NESPAK
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA),
Multan has hired NESPAK to provide
consultancy services for master planning
of water supply, sewerage, and drainage
system in Multan City. In order to map
existing underground utilities, NESPAK has
procured state-of-the-art Ground
Penetrating Radar (GPR) equipment from
M/s UTSI Electronic, UK. With this
Mr. Vincent from M/s UTSI
providing GPR training
procurement, NESPAK has
become the first and sole
consultant in Pakistan to have such
a kind of equipment. It is a triple
frequency antenna in which all
frequencies work simultaneously to
locate services at various depths.
A view of constructed RCC drain near Lakshmi
Chowk, Mcload Road
GPR training in the field with engineer of GIS section Water
Resources Division
Mr. Vincent from M/s UTSI provided
GPR training to engineers of GIS
Section, Water Resourses Division
and Environmental & Public Health
Engineering Division regarding
application, onsite usage and
processing software in Multan from
February 22-23, 2016.
ACTIVITIES
AB
5
AD
NESPAK Team Visits UK for Punjab Police Integrated Command and Control Project
A NESPAK team comprising Mr. Aamir
Ashraf, Vice President, Power &
Mechanical Division, Mr. Tariq Manzoor
Chaudhry, General Manager Information
Technology, Water Resources Division and
Mr. Akbar Nasir Khan, COO PSCA
Government of the Punjab visited United
Kingdom to help the Government of
Punjab in setting up the project “Punjab
Police Integrated Command and Control
(PPIC3)” established under Punjab Safe
Cities Authority (PSCA) in order to control
terrorism and criminal activities in major
cities of the Punjab. PPIC3 was initiated
with approximate project cost of Rs. 15
billion for which NESPAK scope of
services incorporates NESPAK as Special
Purpose Vehicle and to arrange a suitable
Technical Consultant.
NESPAK team had detailed
meetings with MD PSCA,
Inspector General of Police,
Home Secretary, Chief
Secretary, Law Minister and
Chief Minister Punjab, and
some Foreign Consultants
were selected for detailed
scrutiny. In response, PSCA
and NESPAK team jointly
visited UK from January 9 to
16, 2016 for verification and
Mr. Aamir (L), Mr. Tariq (2nd from L) and Mr. Akbar (3rd from L) along with
antecedents to find out
officers at London Metropolitan Police Offices, Lambeth Command and
capabilities of technical
Control Centre, Scotland Yard
Sewerage Treatment Plant at
Wilayat Al-Mussanah
NESPAK and Partners, LLC are
providing consultancy services to the
Ministry of Regional Municipalities
and Water Resources (MRM&WR),
Sultanate of Oman for a sewerage
treatment plant in Wilayat AlMussanah.
The project comprises a sewerage
network (67,970 m), a force main
(8,000 m), house connections (2,000
nos.), a sewage pump station and a
sewage treatment plant (4,000
m3/day capacity) with an extended
aeration activated sludge process.
The components of the sewage
treatment plant include
primary treatment,
secondary/biological
treatment and tertiary
treatment systems,
utilities, services,
buildings and roads.
The quality of effluent
shall comply with Oman
National Standards and
this shall be used for
the irrigation of green
belts and green
roundabouts.
NESPAK's scope of
work comprises design of the
sewerage network, lift and pump
stations, complete management and
supervision of construction, installation
and commissioning activities. It also
includes the approval of process and
structural design of the sewage
treatment plant, approval of civil
construction and electro-mechanical
installation drawings, recommendations
for approval of all material submittals,
verification of payment certificates,
preparation of minutes of meetings and
submission of daily and monthly
progress reports. So far, the overall
progress of the project is 60 percent.
Factory testing of sewage pump station at Oman pumps factory
Mr. Aamir (L), Mr. Tariq (R) and Mr. Akbar (C)
along with Head Criminology Department (2nd
from R) at Institute of Criminal Justice Cities and
Portsmouth Business School, Portsmouth
consultants. The NESPAK team also visited
various projects and met various
consultants in UK such as SSG Global,
ARUP, and ATKINS. The team also visited
UK Trade Investment, London Metropolitan
Police Offices, Lambeth Command and
Control Centre, Scotland Yard and Institute
of Criminal Justice Cities and Portsmouth
Business School. After the visit, M/s ARUP
was selected as Foreign Consultant for the
project. The work on this project is in
pipeline and vigorously being persuaded.
WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY AT DUQM
View of under construction admin block
The Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm
(SEZAD) has engaged NESPAK for the construction
supervision of a waste treatment storage and
disposal facility at Duqm, Sultanate of Oman.
The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water
Resources handles waste management services.
Household waste is collected from settlements in
specialised containers installed in various towns
from where trucks collect this daily waste and
transfer it to dump sites where it is not covered and
has no protection layer under it. Such practice
imposes serious environmental and health hazards
and needs immediate and urgent remedial action. In
the master plan for developing a free trade zone and
industrial area at Duqm, an area was identified for
the construction of an engineered sanitary landfill for
non-hazardous solid waste.
The scope of work includes construction of
municipal and industrial waste landfills, buildings,
wheels wash area and a weigh bridge. NESPAK has
been providing services for the project since
December 21, 2015 and expected completion date
of the project is August 2016.
PROJECT NEWS
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NESPAK Wins Jalalpur Irrigation Project
The Water Resources Division of NESPAK
has been awarded detailed design of
ADB-funded Jalalpur Irrigation Project
through an international competitive
bidding. NESPAK had rendered
consultancy services to ADB for technical
assistance in preparing feasibility study for
the project. The scope of services
includes detailed design of irrigation and
drainage network, updating LAPR and EIA
studies, preparation of tender documents,
PC-I and construction drawings. The
duration of cost plus consultancy
agreement is 18 months.
villages. The proposed main canal offtaking from right bank of Rasul Barrage is
about 110km long with design discharge
of 1,350 cusecs. The distribution system of
200km length comprises 18 distributary
canals and three minor canals. More than
780 hydraulic structures of various kinds
are anticipated across the main canal and
distribution system.
The proposed Jalalpur Irrigation Project
will enhance agricultural production by
providing irrigation supplies to 160,000
acres of land. Under the project, a new
irrigation system will be designed to
irrigate areas of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of
District Jhelum and District Khushab on
right bank of the River Jhelum. The project
will benefit over 225,000 rural people in 80
Mr. Tariq Altaf (R) signing Jalalpur Irrigation Project contract agreement with Mr. Khalid Hussain Qureshi, PD,
LBDCIP, Punjab Irrigation Department
INTERNAL, EXTERNAL AUDITS
AT NESPAK
Internal Quality Audits (IQAs) were initiated in
Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar
Offices for the year 2016. IQAs were carried
out by the Monitoring & Quality Control
Division on design and construction
management related activities in various
divisions to ensure compliance with the
Quality Management System (QMS).
Construction sites of Architecture & Planning
Division Lahore, Structural Engineering
Division, Highways & Transportation
Engineering Division and Construction
Management Division were visited during the
period. Audit reports were generated based
on audit findings and the reports were closed
after ensuring implementation of
recommended corrective actions.
FLYOVER AT CREEK AVENUE, DHA, KARACHI
NESPAK has been awarded detailed
design and construction supervision of
a four-lane flyover by Defence
Housing Authority (DHA) Karachi. The
flyover is being constructed at the
intersection of Creek Avenue on the
Korangi Road after the intervention of
the Supreme Court of Pakistan that
instructed DHA to construct this facility
to provide relief to commuters.
The flyover, once constructed, is
expected to alleviate traffic congestion
within DHA and provide its residents
and visitors with an alternate route.
The construction of the proposed
flyover is also expected to speed up
the development of Phase-VIII.
Detail design of the project is in
progress while construction is
expected to commence by June this
year and will be completed by
January 2017. Mrs. Tayyaba Majid
Khan, Senior Engineer Karachi office,
is leading the design team of the
project.
External Surveillance Audit was conducted by
the Lead Auditor/Technical Expert of TUV
Austria Bureau of Inspection & Certification in
December 2015. The QMS was found
compliant with the requirements of ISO
9001:2008 Standard, no corrective action
requests (CARS) were raised by the Auditors
of TUV Austria. NESPAK has been
recommended for continued certification.
The Quality Management System is
functioning smoothly at all locations where
IQAs have been carried out. After Audits in
some more Divisions at NESPAK Lahore,
Karachi, Peshawar & Islamabad Offices, the
system will be ready for next external
surveillance audit to be conducted by TUV
Austria scheduled for June 2016.
An aerial view of 4-lane flyover at Creek Avenue, DHA, Karachi
PROJECT NEWS
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Crescent Bay
Development Project
Crescent Bay
Mr. Ahmad Halim, VP, Karachi Office along with NESPAK officials and EMAAR team
during a meeting at NESPAK Karachi Office
NESPAK has been awarded consultancy
and construction supervision work of
Crescent Bay Development, Phase-VIII,
Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Karachi
by EMAAR GIGA Limited, Karachi. EMAAR
is the leading property developer in the
Middle East. NESPAK services for this
mega residential project also include
detailed design and tender
documentation.
NESPAK has designed the pearl and reef
towers of this project. Bidding process is
underway for the superstructure of Pearl
and Reef Towers while foundation works of
these towers are in progress.
A meeting was held on February 9, 2016
in the Karachi Office, with EMAAR Team
regarding the revised elevation, design
and finalisation of
various
requirements
highlighted by
EMAAR as value
engineering items
to achieve
Coral Towers for the Crescent Bay Development Project
considerable
saving in the construction cost of five
residential towers (Pearl and Reef Towers)
on Plot 7 & 8.
PROJECT NEWS
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NESPAK Signs MoU with Chinese Company
Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice President Water
Resources Division, signed a
memorandum of understanding (MOU)
with Mr. Duan Schichao, Deputy Director of
Overseas Engineering Institute, Yellow
River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd, in
February 2016. Yellow River Engineering
Consulting Company is a leading
consulting organisation with accredited
Class-A qualifications in various
engineering services and fields in China. It
has earned a good reputation in Asia,
Africa and South America through
extensive experience. Both parties agreed
to work jointly within their scope of
services and fields while attaching greater
importance to integrated river basin
planning, flood control planning, IT-based
simulation and modeling and 3D design of
large-scale water resources projects.
CASE AGAINST INDIA'S
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice President Water
Resources Division, signed a contract
with Mr. Mirza Asif Baig, Pakistan
Commissioner for Indus Waters, on
March 7, 2016 to provide consultancy
services for the preparation of
Pakistan's case against India's design
of Rattle and Kishanganga
Hydroelectric Plants (KHEPs) for
presentation before the Neutral Expert.
NESPAK shall carry out a complete
review of India's design of hydroelectric
plants, evaluate Indus Waters Treaty
compliant different possible layouts of
these plants, execute technical details
and calculations, develop and simulate
numerical models, provide assistance
to the Client in arranging experts for
peer review of technical reports and
prepare the case and presentation.
Mr. Tariq Altaf signing MoU with Mr. Duan Schichao
NESPAK wins
Pakistan Red
Crescent State
and District
Branches in AJ&K
NESPAK has been awarded the design
and construction supervision of Pakistan
Red Crescent State and District Branches
in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The
agreement was signed between Pakistan
Red Crescent and NESPAK on January 20,
2016. The scope of services includes
design and construction supervision of
about 35000 sq. ft building. State building
is to be constructed in Muzaffarabad with
branches in Neelum and Bagh.
Muhammad Salman Principal Engineer,
DM&R Division is the project manager.
New Gwadar International
Airport Project
Chinese team visiting New Gwadar International
Airport site
Mr. Ahmad Halim during a meeting on New Gwadar International Airport with Chinese team and official of
Civil Aviation Authority
Mr. Ahmad Halim, Vice President Karachi
office made a presentation on New
Gwadar International Airport (NGIA)
Project to the technical team of Shanghai
Civil Aviation New Era Design & Research
Co. Ltd. and officials of Pakistan Civil
Aviation Authority on March 11, 2016 in
Karachi. NESPAK in a joint venture with
ADPI, France, completed design and bid
documentation for complete airport
project. The Rs. 22 billion project is being
undertaken by Civil Aviation Authority and
it is a high priority project to be executed
under the China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) Programme.
PROJECT NEWS
9
Project Visits
D
r. Tahir
Mahmood
Hayat, Vice
President/Head
Geotechnical &
Geo-Environmental
Engineering
Division and
member of CIO,
visited Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (KSA)
in March on
invitation of Mr.
Tariq Mahmood
Dr. Tahir Hayat delivering a lecture on “Rock Studies” at MOWE
Tahir, Regional
Manager KSA. Mr. Tariq Mahmood who
accordingly. The
has been recently re-designated as RM of
VP Water
Saudi Arabia, arranged his meetings with
Resources
the Clients of NESPAK in KSA for
Development
enhancement of business opportunities.
appreciated the
Dr. Tahir and Mr Tariq also visited offices of
services of field
the Clients and met them to strengthen
staff and also
mutual relations and explore further
shared his
business opportunities. The meetings
valuable
were organised with MOWE, SEC,
experience with
MOMRA, Saudconsult and Arabian
them.
Consultants. As a goodwill gesture and to
impart technical knowledge, Mr. Tariq also
arranged a technical workshop/lecture on
“Rock Slides” at MOWE which was
attended by the senior engineers working
in MOWE. The Soliman Alshalaan, General
Manager project execution department,
appreciated this move of NESPAK and
requested to continue such cooperation in
future for the technical training of MOWE
staff working on dams and water treatment
projects. The Ministry also requested Dr.
Tahir to visit the large dam sites in KSA
currently under construction and provide
his valuable input to resolve some
technical problems at dam sites. Dr. Tahir
Mahmood Hayat later visited the Hali dam
site for the inspection of leakage and gave
his recommendations to solve the issue.
He also visited the dam sites in Jizan
and Qanunah & Yabah dam projects.
Mr. Tahir later visited the Saudi
Electricity Company (SEC) head
office in Jeddah. SEC is the Client of
NESPAK on Power projects. Mr. Tariq
accompanied him and briefed about
the ongoing projects.
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the project during their visit to the 135MW
Taunsa Hydropower project site on
December 21-23, 2015. The delegation
also visited comprehensive and sectional
model of Taunsa Hydropower Project at
Nandipur Hydraulic Research Institute.
A
delegation from Asian Development
Bank (ADB) led by Mr. Muhammad
Sami Saeed, Alternate Executive Director,
visited the Balloki Barrage on March 10,
2016. The delegation was accompanied
by Mr. Khalid Hussain Quershi, Project
Director PMU and Mr. Shamshad Ahmad,
Project Manager LBDC Consultants. Mr.
Mr. Tariq Altaf
Mr. Shamshad Ahmad, Project Manager NESPAK along with delegation from Asian
and Mr. Sheikh
Development Bank during a visit to Balloki Barrage
Muhammad
Nawaz, Chief Engineer Faisalabad
Shamshad Ahmad gave a presentation on
Irrigation Zone (Client) also signed
the project regarding physical
Amendment No. 5 for LCC for the period
achievement and financial progress of
from January 01, 2014 to March 31, 2015
construction works.
for additional consultancy services for
r. Saif Anjum, Secretary Irrigation,
balance works and Amendment No. 5-A
Mr. Khalid Hussain Quershi, Project
for consultancy services for the period
Director PMU and Mr. Shamshad Ahmad,
extended from October 01, 2015 to March
Project Manager LBDC Consultants visited
31, 2016. Mr. Tariq Altaf also visited Balloki
Balloki Barrage and the Lower Bari Doab
Barrage and Lower Bari Doab Canal
Canal System on February 26, 2016.
Improvement (LBDCIP) System Project on
March 20, 2016. The purpose of the visit
r. Rizwan Maqsood, Principal
was to monitor ongoing activities under the
Engineer,
Water Resources Division
LBDCIP Project.
visited Muscat for Drainage Design
Studies for Sohar Drain and
Evaluation of Hydrological Studies for
Batinah Coastal Road (Phase-II).
During his visit, he conducted
meetings with Regional Manager and
senior officials of Ministry of Transport
and Communications, Sultanate of
Oman.
M
M
r. Tariq Altaf, Vice President
Water Resources Division
(WRD), made a visit to Faisalabad on
February 27, 2016 and reviewed the
progress of two Projects:
Rehabilitating Lower Chenab Canal
Turkish delegation visiting comprehensive and sectional model of
System (Part-B) Project and Storm
Taunsa Hydropower Project at Nandipur Hydraulic Research Institute
Water Channel Project. The purpose
of the visit was to monitor ongoing
r. Muhammad Mohsin Munir, Senior
construction activities. The Team Leader
Engineer Water Resources Division,
briefed Mr. Altaf about the quality control
briefed a Turkish delegation and Punjab
procedures being adopted at different
Energy Department representatives about
project sites and presented the record
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Mr. Rizwan Maqsood (R) during a visit to
Sohar drain project site
STAFF NEWS
10
Lecture
Meeting
Ms. Ammarah Shahzad, Project
Coordinator, Human Resources Division
working as volunteer chapter leader and
Director Memberships PMI- Lahore
Chapter attended the PMI regional
meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 5
to 6, 2016. The
meeting was
attended by 58
delegates
representing all
the 14 chapters
of the region
from Pakistan,
India,
Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka and PMI
authorities from
Singapore,
Hong Kong and
United States of
America.
Ms. Ammarah Shahzad (3rd from L) with PMI delegation at Sri Lanka
Academics
M
r. Nayyar Asif,
Engineer Water
Resources Division,
has rejoined NESPAK
after successfully
completing his
Master's degree in
Hydraulics
Engineering from
Grenoble Institute of Technology, France.
He completed his research work on
“Predictive Capacity Evaluation of Existing
Tools for Modelling Sediment Transfer at
Draix Catchment, South French Alps.”
M
r. Fahad Ejaz,
Engineer Water
Resources Division,
has rejoined NESPAK
after successfully
completing his
Master's degree in Hydro-Science and
Engineering from Technical University of
Dresden, Germany. He did his research
work on “A Decision Support System for
an Integrated Irrigation and Groundwater
Management in the Punjab Region of
Pakistan.”
M
r. Humayoun
Akram, Engineer
Water Resources
Division, has rejoined
NESPAK after
successfully
completing his
Master's degree in
Hydro-Science and
Engineering from Technical University of
Dresden, Germany. The topic of his
research was “Optimisation of Irrigation
System for Oil Palm Plantations in
Indonesia.”
ZIC Pakistan Day Golf
Championship
Ahmad Said, GM/Head Business
Development Division, participated in the
Pakistan Day Golf Tournament to clinch
first prize gross in the category of
Handicap 10-18 in the ZIC Pakistan Day
Golf Championship on March 20, 2016. He
was given the prize by Punjab Chief
Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
Mr Ahmad Said receiving his prize from Chief
Minister Punjab
Mr. Sohail delivering lecture
M
r. Sohail Kibria, Vice President
Overseas and Head F&P Section of
Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental
Engineering Division, delivered a series of
lectures at Government Engineering
Academy (GEA) on October 26 & 29, 2015
as a guest speaker to a batch of XENs
from various government departments
waiting to be promoted to SEs. These
lectures were a part of “25th In-Service
Training Course for Senior Engineers.”
He delivered lectures on “Safe
Geotechnical Design Requirements for
Foundations in Earthquake Prone Areas of
Pakistan”, “Earthquake (Brief
Background)” and “Landslide Mitigation
Measures (A case study of Jhika Gali)”.
Mr. Sohail elaborated various practical
design and construction requirements of
small structures, buildings, bridges,
flyovers and hydraulic structures in
earthquake affected areas, where safety of
the structures has to be ensured on
difficult ground conditions. Various case
histories were also narrated during the
deliberation.
Ms. Sadaf Saeed delivering lecture
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s. Sadaf Saeed, Senior Engineer
Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental
Engineering Division, delivered two
lectures, i.e., “Lahore Orange Line Metro
Train Project, A Brief Overview” and “Deep
Excavation Support Systems” on October
26 & October 29, 2015 at Government
Engineering Academy (GEA). Various
foundation design requirements of Metro
Orange Line Project and selection of
excavation support systems with regard to
project requirements were also discussed
with the audience.
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paper in Desalination and Water Treatment
(D&WT), Volume 55, Issue 8, 2015, UK.
D&WT is an international ranked peerreviewed journal which publishes original
research contributions to scientific
knowledge. It has impact factor of 1.173.
The topic of the research was
“Assessment of drinking water quality of
Tehsil Alipur, Pakistan.” He has done his
M.S in Photogrammetry and
Geoinformatics (EUR-ACE Engineering)
from Stuttgart, Germany.
Farewell
New year brought
along new
leadership in
Disaster
Management and
Reconstruction
Division (DM&RD)
as General
Manager Aziz
Aslam was made
Head of the
division. A dinner
and a subsequent
lunch were
organised by staff
members to honour
the services of the
retiring General
Manager/Head
Imran Taj and
welcoming the new
General Manager/
Head Aziz Aslam. In
recognition of his
valuable services
Imran Taj has been
appointed as
Adviser in DM&R
Division.
Mr. Abdul Basit Sheikh presenting the paper
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Group photos of lunch and dinner hosted for farewell of Imran Taj and welcome of
Aziz Aslam with Tahir Shamshad, Vice President Islamabad Office gracing the dinner
Achievements
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r. Abdul Basit Sheikh, Chief
Engineer, Highways and
Transportation Engineering Division
received Tehrik-e-Istehkam Pakistan Gold
Medal in Transportation on January 17,
2016 at Lahore Museum based on
excellent performance in rendering
services for Planning Mass Transit Routes
in Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad and
Karachi.
Accountants of Pakistan. He has been
awarded Associate Membership (ACMA)
by the institute.
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r. Faizan Ahmad Kashmiri, Engineer,
Highways and Transportation
Engineering Division received Prof. Dr.
Tanvir Iqbal Qayyum/ Tehrik-e-Istehkam
Gold Medal at Lahore Museum by Tehrike-Istehkam on January 17, 2016 based
upon academic distinctions and excellent
performance at undergraduate level in
University of Engineering and Technology
Lahore.
r. Abdul Basit Sheikh, Chief Engineer
Highways and Transportation
Engineering Division, presented a paper
on “Use of Transport Models for Mass
Transit Studies” at the Mid- Term
Symposium on “Means of TransportationPresent and Future” in 73rd Annual
Session of Pakistan Engineering Congress
held on December 27, 2015. The paper
emphasised the use of traffic model
software for Transport Planning and Mass
Transit Studies. As a case study Mass
Transit Studies carried out for Lahore,
Karachi and Rawalpindi/Islamabad were
analysed. In the paper following
recommendation were made:
Ÿ Comprehensive Transport Models shall
be built for all big cities
Ÿ Legally bound Transport Master Plans
based on Traffic Model results shall be
implemented
Ÿ Traffic Models shall be validated and
updated each year
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M
r.Hafeez-urRehman,
Accounts Officer,
Disaster Management
and Reconstruction
Division has
successfully qualified
Cost and Management
Accounting Certificate
from Institute of Cost & Management
Paper
M
uhammad
Abdullah Sohl,
Geomatics Specialist,
Water Resource
Division has coauthored a research
r. Faizan Ahmad
Kashmiri,
Engineer Highways
and Transportation
Engineering Division,
presented a Technical
Paper titled
“Development of Road
Safety Parameters of Pakistan and their
Comparison with other countries” at
National Multi-disciplinary Engineering
Conference 2015 organised by Pakistan
Engineering Council, Pakistan Academy of
Sciences Journal and University of
Management and Technology, Lahore.
Road safety parameters were developed
and low motorised countries were
compared empirically with high motorised
countries.
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The BRT Orange Line will connect the BRT
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Federal Government. The construction of
BRT Orange Line is scheduled to start in
May and expected to complete by
December 2016.
The BRT Orange Line
will serve
approximately 45,000
passengers daily,
thereby alleviating
traffic congestion and
improving the quality of
commuting. Mr. Faisal
Karim, Senior Engineer
Karachi Office, is
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day-to-day activities of
the project.
A map showing Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit routes
A map showing Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit routes
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