ISLAMABAD – The Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Ch has beenappointed as the head of COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology forSustainable Development in the South) advisory committee. The federalminister previously was assisting as a member of the commission’s advisoryboard, and now will replace Nasim Nawaz as a head of the advisory board.
Fawad Ch also visited the university’s main campus in Islamabad where heexplained how the commission’s work was creating the way for sustainabledevelopment in the country. The ministry says that the appointment of FawadCh as a head of the board would further enhance the vision of COMSATSUniversity.
COMSATSlinkwas a brain-child of Pakistani Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam. Theuniversity is working for sustainable socio-economic development of thedeveloping countries including Pakistan through the application of scienceand technology.
The university is collaborating with 27 countries which include 13 fromAsia, 12 from Africa and 2 from Latin America and a huge network of 22international S&T Centres of Excellence in the field of science andtechnology.