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

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-level Ministry of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

concerned with

Science and Technology in Pakistan Science and technology is a growing field in Pakistan and has played an important role in the country's development since its founding. Pakistan has a large pool of scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians assuming an active role in ...

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

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and is headquartered in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

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 Reverse brain drain is a form of brain drain where human capital moves in reverse from a more developed country to a less developed country that is developing rapidly. These migrants may accumulate savings, also known as remittances, and develop ...

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 1964 was initially responsible to administrate 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(NUST) * Council for Work and Housing Research(CWHR) * National Institute of Electronics (Pakistan) (NIE) *

National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan) The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), ( ur, ), is a department of the Government of Pakistan and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan). The NIO is a science and research executive organization locate ...

( 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 Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) is a government owned advisory council responsible for policy making, planning, implementation and carrying out policy studies of science and technology. It is also mandated to advise the Governme ...

(PCST) * Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (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 Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH), ( ur, ) established in 1976, is a public natural history museum situated in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan. It has exhibits and galleries which display and provide information about the ecol ...

(PMNH) ** Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center (PASTIC) * Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) *Pakistan Halal Authority (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 set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or t ...

s, and primarily

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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 only directly on the solar year. The most commonly used calendar, t ...

dates. The

website A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and W ...

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

Ramadan , type = islam , longtype = Religious , image = Ramadan montage.jpg , caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, Iran. ...

Eid al-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , date ...

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's com ...

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.

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