President reappoints Prof. Dr. Iqbal as Coordinator General, COMSTECH

Islamabad : The President of Pakistan, Chairman COMSTECH, H. E. Asif Ali Zardari has reappointed Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary for second term of four years as the Coordinator General of COMSTECH. Prof. Choudhary has been serving COMSTECH as Coordinator General since April 2020. The appointment of Prof. Choudhary for second term has been welcomed by the diplomats of the OIC member states, vice chancellors and concerned circles. Prof. Choudhary started a number of projects supporting the capacity building and socio-economic development of OIC member states during his first term. COMSTECH is the only OIC institution chaired by Pakistan. COMSTECH is the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) which was established by the Third Islamic Summit of OIC held at Makkah, Saudi Arabia in January 1981. COMSTECH is composed of all the member states of the organization represented by their ministers of science and technology or nominated representatives. The President of Pakistan is the chairman, Prime Minister of Pakistan is the co-chairman and the Coordinator General is the Chief Executive of COMSTECH. our correspondent