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Ministry of Maritime Affairs
وزارت بحری امور
President Arif Alvi visits Maritime Ministry, flanked by Ali Zaidi and Rizwan Ahmed
(June 2020)
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HeadquartersIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
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Websitewww.moma.gov.pk
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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Template:Lang-ur), previously known as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, is a Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The current Minister for Maritime Affairs is Faisal Subzwari.The Ministry is headquartered in Islamabad and its main attached departments are in the port city of Karachi.[1][2][3]

Hierarchy

The Ministry is headed by the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan. Keeping in view its close links with the seaports, a division of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs is established in Karachi which includes a number of attached departments/organisations each headed by a high-grade civil servant or bureaucrat.[4]

Wings and attached departments

History

  • Before 2004, Ports and Shipping was a subject and part of the Ministry of Communications.
  • In 2004, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping emerged as a separate and independent Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan.
  • In October 2017, the Ministry was again restructured and renamed as Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

Role of Ministry

The Ministry officials look over the administrative and policy matters of the Federal Ministry including policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Apart from that, the attached wings and departments established in Karachi deal with their respective domains under the administration of the Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

See also

References

  1. ^ Arshad, M. "Ports Ministry to develop mechanism for coal supply to IPPs".
  2. ^ "Secretary briefed on mega KPT projects". DAWN.COM. 6 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Ali Zaidi to address 31st session of IMO Assembly as a guest Speaker". Brecorder.com. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. ^ "Pak-Africa Trade Development Conference to strengthen relations b/w Africa, Pakistan". mettisglobal.news.


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