Pakistan Engineering Council
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The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is an executive and administrative premier engineering regulatory authority for professional and registered engineers, and technicians in Pakistan
. It is located at Islamabad
, Pakistan
. As a statutory authority it regulates the education and accreditation of engineers. The PEC is responsible for the accreditation of educational and training programmes, delegating this responsibility to Licensed Member institutions.
The Pakistan Engineering Council is recognized by the Pakistan Government
as the national representative and administrative body of the engineering profession in Pakistan, working in partnership with other government agencies. The Pakistan Engineering Council regulates and permits licenses to the engineers and technicians in Pakistan.
The Council, with the approval of the Federal Government, made its byelaws in 1976 for carrying out the purposes of the PEC Act. The foundation stone of PEC Headquarter building in Islamabad was laid by Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq on 28 July 1987, and the HQ started its operations form this building on 14 Oct 1992 after its inauguration by Mr. Nawaz Sharif.
In the course of establishment PEC opened branch offices in provincial capitals to facilitate its operations & public dealing.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is located at Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. As a statutory authority it regulates the education and accreditation of engineers. The PEC is responsible for the accreditation of educational and training programmes, delegating this responsibility to Licensed Member institutions.
The Pakistan Engineering Council is recognized by the Pakistan Government
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
as the national representative and administrative body of the engineering profession in Pakistan, working in partnership with other government agencies. The Pakistan Engineering Council regulates and permits licenses to the engineers and technicians in Pakistan.
History
Pakistan Engineering Council was established as a body corporate under an Act of the Parliament adopted by the Premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on January 10, 1976 for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan. This was achieved after a long drawn struggle waged by the engineering community and great deal of sacrifices. It was a landmark decision on the part of the Government, who piloted the bill leading to the Act.The Council, with the approval of the Federal Government, made its byelaws in 1976 for carrying out the purposes of the PEC Act. The foundation stone of PEC Headquarter building in Islamabad was laid by Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq on 28 July 1987, and the HQ started its operations form this building on 14 Oct 1992 after its inauguration by Mr. Nawaz Sharif.
In the course of establishment PEC opened branch offices in provincial capitals to facilitate its operations & public dealing.