Pakistan Engineering Council

Last updated

Pakistan Engineering Council
PEC
پاکستان انجینئرنگ کونسل
State emblem of Pakistan.svg
Seal of the Government of Pakistan
Pakistan Engineering Council
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 1976;49 years ago (1976-10-01)
Type Regulatory
Jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
33°43′26″N73°05′35″E / 33.72392751544481°N 73.09317506975134°E / 33.72392751544481; 73.09317506975134
MottoRegulating the Engineering Profession
Annual budget FY-26 federal budget
Agency executives
  • Wasim Nazir, PE
    Chairman
  • Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi
    Senior Vice-Chairman
Parent agency Ministry of Science & Technology
Key document
Website www.pec.org.pk

The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is an independent federal agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) whose mission is to regulate engineering profession and practices while providing the accreditation of engineering education in Pakistan. [1]

Contents

Besides accredition of engineering degrees, the PEC registers and grants licenses to engineers to provide engineering consultany to the active firms as well as taking steps in promoting the engineering education in the country. [2] [3] [4]

Overview

The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) was established as a regulatory corporate agency through the parliamentary legislation on 10 January 1976.: 182–183  [5] Established of the PEC as a regulatory agency was a result of long-drawn lobbying of engineering community at the highest levels of the Government of Pakistan to regulate the safe engineering practices and promotion of engineering education in the country. [6] [7]

On the matters of engineering and environmental development, the PEC represents the engineering interests of the development projects to the federal government of Pakistan as well as the provincial governments. [8] Among its duties also relates to act as an education accredition agency and as a engineering consultant to the federal government on undertaking efforts in establishing the scientific measurements and standards for innovation and services to the benefit of the country. [8]

In 2001, the peer review of quality of engineering education in the nation was conducted by the PEC which was critical in making the Higher Education Commission in establishing the engineering education programs to produce the most qualified engineers to uplift the economic development of the country.: 183  [7]

In 2010, the PEC became a provisional member of the Washington Accord and was admitted as a full member in 2017, which strenghthened its position as a credential accredition agency worldwide. [9]

In 2011, it became a provisional member of the International Professional Engineer (IntPE) Agreement (IPEA), and became a full member in 2018. [10] [8]

In 2021, PEC signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shenzhen University to develop and apply Internet of things as part of the Belt and Road Initiative in China and Pakistan. [4]

The PEC headquarters are located in Islamabad and with regional offices in all major metropolitan cities of Pakistan. [11]

Affiliations

Offices

Headquarters

Pakistan Engineering Council headquarters are located at Ataturk Avenue (East) in the G-5/2 sector of Islamabad. President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq laid the foundation stone of the building on 28 July 1987. The building became functional on 14 October 1992 after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated it. [3]

Regional offices

PEC further opened the following regional offices in the provincial capitals of Pakistan: [11] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Quality Assurance Agency Accreditation Councils". Higher Education Commission . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Pakistan Engineering Council Act, 1976 The Gazette of Pakistan, National Assembly of Pakistan website, Published 14 January 1976. Retrieved 8 August 2021
  3. 1 2 3 "Brief History Pakistan Engineering Council - PEC". Pakistan Engineering Council. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Memorandum signed between Chinese university, PEC". Dawn . 25 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Batool, Fizza (27 August 2025). Populist Discourse in Pakistani Politics: Testing a New Two-Dimensional Model of Inclusionary and Exclusionary Populist Discourse. Springer Nature. ISBN   978-981-96-8027-6 . Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Brief History". www.pec.org.pk. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), History. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 Doe, Peter Edward (2 April 2025). Prospects for Professional Engineering Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Historical Case Study of the University of Tasmania. Springer Nature. ISBN   978-981-96-3197-1 . Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 Overview of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) on Pakistan Engineering Congress.org website Retrieved 8 August 2021
  9. 1 2 "Signatories » International Engineering Alliance". www.ieagreements.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Members » International Engineering Alliance". www.ieagreements.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. 1 2 "PEC Regional/Branch/Liason [sic] Offices Pakistan Engineering Council - PEC". Pakistan Engineering Council. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Accreditation List". The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.