Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Pakistan)

Ministry of Maritime Affairs

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Agency overview
Headquarters	Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Agency executives	Ali Haider Zaidi, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Maritime Secretary of Pakistan
Website	www.mops.gov.pk

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Template:Lang-ur) which was formerly known as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping (renamed in October 2017) is a Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The current Minister for Maritime Affairs is Ali Haider Zaidi and the current Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs is Aamir Ashraf Khawaja.

The Ministry is headquartered in Islamabad and its main attached departments are in the port city of Karachi.

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 wings and attached departments each headed by a high-grade civil servant or bureaucrat.

Wings and attached departments

• Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi
• Government Shipping Office
• Mercantile Marine Department
• Pakistan Marine Academy

Autonomous bodies

• Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
• Karachi Port Trust
• Port Qasim Authority
• Gwadar Port Authority

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(Pakistan)

The 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(Pakistan).

See also

• Economy of Pakistan
• Pakistan Merchant Navy
• Port of Karachi
• Shipping Master
• Master Mariner
• Government Shipping Office
• Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001

External links

• Official Site of Ministry of Maritime Affiars(Pakistan)
• Official Site of Government Shipping Office
• Official Site of Pakistan Marine Academy
• Official Site of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
• Official Site of Port Qasim Authority
• Official Site of Karachi Port Trust
• Official Site of Gawadar Port Authority