Government of Pakistan Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training National Talent Pool http://www.ppqp.gov.pk

Mission Statement “To address the ill-effects of brain drain and prevalent world wide recession, through developing skilled human capital for Pakistan”. 3

Vision “NTP will provide all relevant information and assistance to Highly Qualified Professionals, and also operate an interactive website, through which online registration facility will be provided to such Pakistanis throughout the world.”   4

MANDATE OF NTP Stock taking of High Level Professionals in Pakistan since 1976. Short term or long term visits to Pakistan of Highly Qualified Pakistanis positioned abroad through TOKTEN, VEPCON augmented by PSD Program “President’s Programme for Care of Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis (PPQP)” since 2009.

President’s Programme for Care of Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis LAUNCHED BY MR. ASIF ALI ZARDARI HONORABLE PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN July 15, 2009 www.ppqp.gov.pk

PROCESS OF PPQP VI I V II I V III Develop Skilled Human Capital for Pakistan Establish an Interactive Web Based Data Bank of HQPs Facilitation of Expatriate Pakistanis for their reintegration in the economy V Address the ill effects of brain drain and global recession II Avail the benefit of the advice of the experts through short or long term visits Provide employment services to highly skilled Pakistanis I V III

PPQP OBJECTIVES Data bank of highly qualified professional Pakistanis local/abroad. System for expatriate Pakistani experts, effective contribution in Pakistan for economic development of the country. Reduce the ill effects of brain drain. Avail the benefit from the advice of the expert expatriate through correspondence and supply of pertinent technical literature. Role of Electronic Employment Exchange in country/abroad.

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION Data Collection Utilization of Expatriate’s Short to Long Term Services in Pakistan and Project Management Committee Employment Services International Linkages Implementation Arrangements Selection of Professionals

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION Data Collection An interactive Website “www.ppqp.gov.pk” for provision of online registration facility to highly qualified Pakistanis throughout the world. National Database of Local and Expatriate Pakistani Professionals. National Database of Host Organization in Pakistan for Technical Requirement of expatriate HQP. Website facility for requisitioning institutions/employers/companies in Pakistan and abroad. 10

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION DATABANK Host Organizations/Institutions/Universities/Agencies Highly Qualified Professionals (HQPs) in Pakistan Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis (HQoPs) Deficient areas/Sectoral needs in Pakistani Institutions 1 2 3 4

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION DATABANKS Host Organizations/Institutions/Universities/ Agencies 10890 Highly Qualified Professionals (HQPs) Registered 609,519 Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis (HQoPs) Registered 5762 Deficient areas/Sectoral needs notified by Host Agencies 110

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam University National Institute of Health Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Federal Government Services Hospital National Physical and Standards Laboratory Oil and Gas Development Corporation OPTICS Lab. PAEC National Institute of Special Education National Transport Research Centre National Police Academy National Forensic Science Agency Directorate of Energy Resources Global Change Impact Studies Centre Allama Iqbal Open University Bureau of Police Research and Development Pakistan Computer Bureau Planning and Development Division Computer Training Center Capital Development Authority Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Riphah International University National Agriculture Research Center Water Resource Research Institute Federal Bureau of Statistics National Highways Authority National Archives Nuclear Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI) National Institute of Electronics National Institute of Health Pakistan Academy of Sciences Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) SHIFA International Hospitals and College of Medicine Expert Advisory Cell Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Rawalpindi Dr A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID) Armed Forces Medical College Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute (AFPGMI) Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Army Medical College Combined Military Hospital Fatima Jinnah Women University Military College of Signals National University of Science and Technology Rawalpindi Medical College Abbottabad Abbottabad Hospital Complex D.I.Khan Gomal University Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Bahawalpur Islamia University Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Multan Bahauddin Zakariya University Children Hospital Complex Nishter Medical College Quetta University of Baluchistan Institute of Business Administration, University of Baluchistan Agricultural Research Institute Planning and Development Department Resource Development Corporation / Saindak Metals Faisalabad Agriculture University National Institute of Biology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (NIFSAT) Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Lahore University of the Punjab College of Community Medicine King Edward Medical College Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Government College University Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (INMOL) Planning and Development Board The Children’s Hospital & The Institute of Child Health Mental Hospital Center of Excellence in Advance Molecular Biology Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Pakistan Administrative Staff College Lahore Chamber of Commerce Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center Sheikh Zayed Hospital / Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute Biotechnology and Food Research Center Post Graduate Medical Institute Allama Iqbal Medical College College of Dentistry National Fertilizer Corporation University of Health Sciences Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Topi GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Taxila Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila D.I. Khan Gomal University Peshawar NWFP University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar University NWFP Agriculture University Khyber Medical College Post Graduate Medical Institute / Hayatabad Medical Complex Jamshoro & Tandojam Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Nation al Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Liaquat Medical College Sindh Agriculture University Contd…

HOST ORGANIZATIONS 1 Karachi Karachi University Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUP). Karachi Shipyard Engineering Works. Pakistan Steel. Baqai Medical University NED University of Engineering and Technology Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) PCSIR Laboratories Hamdard University The Aga Khan University HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry Pakistan Navy Engineering College S.Z.A.B Institute of Technology College of Physicians and Surgeons Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center Infection Control Society of Pakistan Dow University of Health Sciences Sindh Medical College Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation Federal Chemical and Ceramics Corporation National Institute of Oceanography Navy Engineering College

Registration of HQPs (Local) 2 Back

Registration of HQoPs 3 Back

IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENT AREAS MODUS OPERANDI FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENT AREAS 4 Deficient areas/ sectoral needs in various fields of specialization are identified by user / intended host organizations. These include universities, professional, scientific and technological, research organizations, production units and private sector. For this purpose a proforma has been specifically designed and designated as Technical Requirement (TR) Form.

Identified List of Deficient Areas 4 Natural and Physical Sciences Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Science Applied Sciences Psychiatry Biochemistry and Biotechnology Psychology Biological Sciences Science and Technology Business and Economics Social Sciences Cell and Molecular Biology Surgery and Medicine Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering Back

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION Short Term Placement of HQoPs Specialized lectures, seminars/workshops/ symposia and training courses in Host Organization. Initiating new or participating in an on-going research or developing projects in deficient area institutions. Realization of a practical project, such as establishing a laboratory, setting up a production line or selecting and installing equipment. Advice on policy issues and technical matters to implement top priority sector programmes. 24

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Secretary, Ministry of Education and Trainings Additional Secretary, President’s Secretariat Advisor (PSDP), Planning and Development Division Project Director (FFHP), Higher Education Commission Managing Director, Overseas Employment Corporation Director General National Talent Pool Representative/s from concerned Host Organization/s (Participation mandatory) Chairman Member

VISITS OF EXPATRIATE PAKISTANI PROFESSIONALS BY FIELD AND PROGRAMME FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION NO. OF CONSULTANTS / PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM TOKTEN VEPCON PPQP TOTAL 837 70 51 958

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION Employment/Placement of HQP Local Employment of highly qualified Pakistanis in International Market. Assist Overseas Employment Corporation for international market. Provision of data to international Organizations/Establishments for employment of Highly Qualified Pakistanis Bio data of 85,319 Highly Qualified Manpower has been forwarded to Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), out of them 13,800 professionals provided jobs in local market. 27

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION International Employment/Placement of HQP Abroad With World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) and other Global Agencies. To identify potential private sector through International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT). 28

Field of Specializations

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATIONS OF VISITED EXPATRIATE PAKISTANI PROFESSIONALS Industrial Engineering Inorganic Chemistry Material Sciences Metallurgical Engineering Melton Salt Chemistry Micro Electronics Micro Morphology Mining Engineering Molecular Biology Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear Physics Nuclear Engineering Neurological Surgery Neuro Physiology Neuro Psychopharmacology Ophthalmology Pest Control Petroleum Engineering Poultry Science Physiotherapy Plant Ecology Plastic Surgery Psychology Psychopharmacology Pulmonary Medicine Radiation Oncology Social Sciences Solar Sciences Solar Energy Special Education Structural Engineering Tissue Culture Synthetic Organic Chemistry Telecommunication Thermolumine Science Thoracic Surgery Traffic / Transportation Engg. Urban Planning Contd…

Dental Speciality Oncology Data Management Economic Management Economics Electrical Engineering Engineering Geology Environmental Entomology Environmental Toxicology Electron Microscopy Earthquake Engineering Foreign Management Affairs Food and Nutrition Forensic Sciences Fluid Mechanics Genetic Engineering Geophysics GIS Bio-Diversity Gastroenterology History/Bibliography Homeostasis, Thrombosis Haematology Histo pathology Human Anatomy Hydraulics Hydrology Hazardous Materials Hematology Health Oncology Industrial Engineering Inorganic Chemistry Intra Operative Intensive Medical ICU Information Technology

SUCCESSES STORIES OF NATIONAL TALENT POOL

SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE (SKMCH & RC) Dated : 13-02-2001 DR. SURRAIYA RASHEED Dr. Surraiya Rasheed is a Professor of Pathology, Laboratory of Viral Oncology and AIDS Research, University of Southern California, USA. Her fields of specialization are: Cancer, AIDS and Viruses. Dr. Surraiya Rasheed carried out various activities for the development of the hospital and conducted 12 workshops and seminars on various topics in which 50-60 doctors and scientists from 6 medical institutions participated. She initiated research in the fields of cancer and Hepatitis-B. Contd…

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, Ministry of Railway, Dated : 04-03-1996 DR. ABDUL SHAKOOR UPPAL   Dr. Abdul Shakoor is a Professor, Department of Geology, Kent State University, USA. His field of specialization is Engineering Geology. Dr. Abdul Shakoor conducted National Training Course on Evaluation of Rock as Construction Material”, Attended by 95 professionals from 30 organizations including Road Research Laboratory, Building Research Laboratory, NESPAK, PCSIR, Atomic Energy (Mineral Centre), Geological Survey of Pakistan, SIEMEN (a Multinational Company), Central Materials Testing Lab (CMTL), students and faculty members of the Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. This course was unique in its nature and highly appreciated by the participants and was considered very beneficial for participants. Contd…

National Institute of Agriculture and Biotechnology (NIAB), Dated : 15-12-1980 DR. ANWAR NASIM   Dr. Anwar Nasim, an Internationally known Geneticist, has played a significant role in introducing Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Pakistan. On his recommendations, National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad was established, which is today recognized as the leading national research institute in this area and is the national focal point for international centre for genetics engineering and biotechnology. Contd…

WAY FORWARD 1 2 3 4 5 Identification of Deficient Areas. Provision of Alumni Data. Profile of Focal Person. Provision of Faculty Data. Identification of Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis 1 2 3 4 5 36

SUGGESTIONS directorgeneral@ppqp.gov.pk 37

SURAH YUSUF AYAT NO. Sahih International: 76 Sahih International: “We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.” 38

THANKS 39