The National Academic Council (NAC) of IPS is a supervisory consultative body comprising renowned academicians, intellectuals and experts in different fields and philosophical areas gathered on one platform from all over Pakistan.
Consisting of around 30 members at a time for a tenure of three years, the NAC is constituted in such a way that about one-third of the members are retired every two to three years and replaced with the new ones for the similar forthcoming period, hence ensuring continuity as well as induction of new thoughts and ideas to the council.
The primary role of NAC is to oversee all the research work being carried out at the Institute. The inputs of the council’s distinguished members aid the Institute’s work in form of their recommendations, academic contributions, feedback, and active participation in IPS’ academic events and programs throughout the year.
The current composition of IPS-NAC is as follows:
Patron-in-Chief, IPS Director, University of Balochistan. Former Dean Social Sciences, University of Peshawar Amanullah Kanrani President, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University (RIU) Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan & Former Minister. Chairman, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Dr. Prof. Vice Chancellor, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh. Former Assist. Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Masood Khan Ambassador to the United States, Former President AJK Former Federal Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power. President, Tanzeem-ul-Madaris, Ahle Sunnat Pakistan and Chairman, Ruat-e-Hilaal Committee. Nazir Ahmed Vaid, Dr Akhuwat Foundation Physician, Federal Govt. Services Hospital, Islamabad. Chairperson, Dept. of Anthropology, International Islamic University, Islamabad. Chairman, Council of Islamic Ideology Former Member, Senate of Pakistan. Director, Inland Water Transport Development Company (IWTDC). Former Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Dr. Executive Director, Comsats University. Former Federal Secretary, Climate Change. Vice Chairman (Academics), IPS Justice, Federal Shariat Court Syed Tahir Hijazi, Dr. Former Vice Chancellor, Muslic Youth (MY) University, Islamabad. Waqar Masood Khan, Dr. Former Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance. Chairman, IPS. |