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The 24th Coordinating Council Meeting of COMSATS was inaugurated at Karachi on 25th January 2023. The two-day meeting is being hosted by one of the two COMSATS Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS). The Heads of COMSATS’ 24 Centres of Excellence in […]

Honorable Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, Lord Qurban Hussain visited COMSATS Secretariat on 6th January 2023, to meet Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director COMSATS. Lord Hussain was warmly welcomed who congratulated Dr. Zakaria on his appointment as Executive Director COMSATS. Dr. Zakaria briefed […]

The Ambassador of the State of Palestine, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Amin, called on the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Nafees Zakaria, on January 4, 2023. The two officials discussed collaborations between COMSATS and Palestinian institutions and other matters of mutual interest. Dr. Zakaria briefed the Ambassador on the COMSATS’ […]

The Executive Director of COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, called on the Federal Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Memon, at his office in Islamabad. Dr. Memon, who is also the ex-officio Chairperson of COMSATS Consultative Committee, congratulated Ambassador Zakaria on his […]

Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, visited the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi, on 26-27 December 2022. The objective was to strengthen the ongoing collaboration between COMSATS and its Centre of Excellence, ICCBS, and to review preparations for the forthcoming meeting of COMSATS Coordinating […]

On 23rd December 2022, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director COMSATS, planted a tree to commemorate the auspicious occasion of the birthday of Prophet Isa (AS). The Day (December 25th) also marks the birthday of the founding father of Pakistan – Muhammad Ali Jinnah. On the occasion, Ambassador Zakaria […]

In pursuance of COMSATS’ mandate of South-South Cooperation and with a view to explore prospects of expansion of COMSATS’ telehealth activities in its Member States, COMSATS facilitated a virtual meeting between Dr. Orkun Hasekioğlu (Advisor at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey – TÜBİTAK) and Dr. Sohail Chughtai […]

Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director COMSATS visited COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) on December 19, 2022. It was his first visit since he assumed his responsibility as COMSATS’ head. Dr. Zakaria is also Pro-Chancellor II of the CUI. Rector CUI, Prof. Dr. Muhammad T. Afzal, welcomed the Executive Director […]

Under the Belt & Road International Innovation Development Institute Network (ANSO-BIDI Institute Network) of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), the Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CEE-UCAS), China, organized a special sub-forum themed on ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development’. The session was […]

On 13th December 2022, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director of COMSATS, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Yala Al Madani. Felicitating Dr. Zakaria on assuming office of ED COMSATS, H.E. Al-Madani stated that Jordan attaches great importance to […]