The idea of establishing a high-level Commission on Science and Technology for countries of the South was conceived by Pakistani Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, in recognition of the increasingly widening gap of scientific knowledge and economic development between the North and the South. It was realized that sustainable socio-economic development in the South cannot be achieved without building and sustaining indigenous capacities in science and technology and that the strengthening of South-South and North-South collaboration, and exchange of technical know-how, is imperative for the generation and sustenance of such capacities. Professor Salam’s enthusiasm and personal contacts motivated a number of Heads of State/Government of developing nations to join hands for the establishment of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS).
7th May 2025, Islamabad – Pakistan: In a resounding affirmation of COMSATS’ enduring commitment to fostering regional resilience and technological foresight, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director
In celebration of World Health Day 2025, themed “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” COMSATS Headquarters joined hands with ICESCO to organize an international panel discussion titled “Leveraging Technology for Better Outcomes
On April 25, 2025, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) held a virtual meeting with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the
April 22, 2025 – Islamabad: Marking International Mother Earth Day, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) reaffirmed its enduring commitment to ecological preservation
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) had the distinct privilege of receiving a high-level delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran at its
The Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, participated as a Panelist in the International
Islamabad, 16 April 2025 — The Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Islamabad, received a distinguished delegation from Robert Gordon University
The National Centre for Physics (NCP), Pakistan, in collaboration with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), COMSATS and other partner organizations, hosted the International School on Physics & Applied
COMSATS and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) successfully co-organized a high-level Online Training Workshop on Zero Waste on 10th April 2025. The event brought together a
The National Centre for Physics (NCP), Pakistan, in collaboration with COMSATS and other partner organizations, hosted the American Physical Society (APS) Satellite March Meeting on March 20, 2025, in Islamabad.
So far, 25 Centres of Excellence (highly reputed centres of science and technologies in the South) have been selected as nodes and are playing leading roles in their respective areas of specialization.
