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Honorable Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Shibli Faraz Visited PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi on 18-06-2021

Senator Shibli Faraz, the Honorable Federal Minister for Science and Technology, visited PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi on Friday, 18^thJune 2021. He was accompanied with Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi, Chairman PCSIR. Director General PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Dr. Shahnaz Perveen (T.I), and Director (P&D), Dr. Atiq ur Rehman welcomed the honorable guests. During the visit, a detailed presentation / briefing about the available facilities, achievements and current activities of PCSIR, Karachi was given.

The Honorable Federal Minister and his team appreciated the tangible new initiatives of PCSIR like Civil-Military R&D Projects, Precision Agriculture for import Substitutes and Aquaculture with modern S&T interventions. He urged the scientists/ engineers of PCSIR, Karachi to undertake productive and meaningful research by transferring its benefits to the common people. He also emphasized the researchers of PCSIR, Karachi to develop value added products from industrial wastes so as to contribute in national economy. He also advised to prepare a proposal for analytical custom port services for on-spot testing facility at Sea-Ports and Dry-Ports in order to minimize testing time.

Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi, Chairman PCSIR added that there is need of testing facility for electric Fans and appliances at Karachi and Peshawar laboratories of PCSIR.

In the end, the Honorable Federal Minister appreciated the efforts of PCSIR researchers and assured his full cooperation for the betterment of S&T infrastructure in the country.