The Maritime Secretary of Pakistan, 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 is considered to be a coveted slot in the Government of Pakistan, with major organisations such as the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Port Qasim Authority (PQA) and Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) as well as the country's deep sea fishing between the territorial waters base line and the outermost limits of the exclusive economic zone falling under the Secretary's purview.[1]
| Maritime Secretary of Pakistan | |
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| معتمدِ بحری امور پاکستان | |
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| Seat | Islamabad |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Website | moma |
The current Maritime Secretary is Zafar Ali Shah. Previous maritime secretaries include Rizwan Ahmed, Mumtaz Ali Shah, Fazalur Rehman and Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad.[2]
The Pakistan Marine Academy, Marine Fisheries Department, Korangi Fish Harbour, Government Shipping Office and Mercantile Marine Department also come under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
See also
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edit- ^ "Ministry of Maritime Affairs". Mops.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Rizwan new secretary maritime affairs". The Nation. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Rana, Parvaiz Ishfaq (9 January 2019). "KPT gets in line for slice of CPEC pie". Dawn.com.
- ^ "Secretary Maritime Calls On MD, IOPC". UrduPoint. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "'Pakistan implementing plan for modernising three ports'". 17 January 2007.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 January 2012). "Secretary briefed on mega KPT projects". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Govt to set up ferry terminals". The Express Tribune. January 20, 2021.
- ^ "With over 35 years in service working in multiple federal Ministries, Mr. Ghufran Memon posted as Federal Secretary Maritime Affairs".