Maritime Secretary of Pakistan

The Maritime Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: مُعْتَمَد بحری امور پاکستان , also referred to as Ports and Shipping Secretary, is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Maritime Affairs. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The Maritime Secretary heads the Ministry which is the central administrative authority on Pakistan’s ports and shipping industry, making it a coveted slot in the Government of Pakistan. The current Maritime Secretary is Rizwan Ahmed.[1] Key organisations such as the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Port Qasim Authority (PQA) and Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) come under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary.[2][3]

Maritime Secretary of Pakistan
مُعْتَمَد بحری امور پاکستان
Incumbent
Rizwan Ahmed
SeatIslamabad
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsiteMinistry of Maritime Affairs

The Pakistan Marine Academy, Marine Fisheries Department, Korangi Fish Harbour, Government Shipping Office and Mercantile Marine Department also come under the purview of the Maritime Secretary.[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Ministry of Maritime Affairs". Mops.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Rizwan new secretary maritime affairs". The Nation. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 January 2012). "Secretary briefed on mega KPT projects". DAWN.COM.
  4. Rana, Parvaiz Ishfaq (9 January 2019). "KPT gets in line for slice of CPEC pie". Dawn.com.
  5. "Secretary Maritime Calls On MD, IOPC". UrduPoint. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  6. "'Pakistan implementing plan for modernising three ports'". 17 January 2007.
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