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

federal government A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...

on development of fields of science and technology in Pakistan. PCST also act as the secretariat of National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST), chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It's constitution was approved by

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

in an act called, ''The Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Act, 2016''.

Structure

Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, usually compromises of following members.

President

Minister for Science and Technology

Vice President

Secreretary, Science and Technology Division

Members

* Secretary, Planning and Development Division or his nominee * Secretary, Finance Division or his nominee * Executive Director Higher Educatron Commission * Secretary of the Division controlling subject matter of education and training (or his nominee) * President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (or his nominee) * Chairman. Pakistan Engineering Council * Chairman, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research * Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation * Representatives of provincial govemments * Five eminent scientists from academia, one each from four provinces and federal capital * Two eminent industrialists to be nominated by the Federal Government * President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Islamabad * Dealing officer (not below the rank of Joint Secretary of the Division controlling the subject matter of science and technology) * Two parliamentarians, one each from Senate and National Assembly. * Chairperson, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology

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