History of PARC
The landmarks in the evolution of PARC are given below in chronological order:
- 1948 - A Food and Agriculture Committee (FAC) was set up
- 1951 – A Food and Agriculture Council of Pakistan (FACP) replaced FAC
- 1964 – The FACP was redesignated as Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and its membership made more compact and it was authorized to sponsor fellowships in agricultural research.
- 1968 – First Pak-American Agricultural Research Review Team reviewed the current status of agricultural research in the country and on their recommendations, the duties of ARC were expanded to include establishment of research centres.
- 1973 – Second Pak-American Team reviewed the status of agricultural research in Pakistan and recommended the strengthening of ARC. As a result, the ARC was reorganized.
- 1974 – The headquarters of ARC were shifted from Karachi to Islamabad
- 1978 – The ARC was reconstituted and broad based to include whole time Members, working scientists from provinces, heads of research institutes. Vice-Chancellors of agricultural universities and progressive farmers.
- 1980 – A joint world Bank, USAID and CIDA Mission, led by Sir Charles Pereira visited Pakistan and submitted its report on the overall in-depth review of agriculture research system, suggesting inter alia the grant of autonomous status to PARC.
- 1981 – Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Ordinance of 1981 was promulgated.
Chairmen of PARC
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9th June 1978 |
to |
3rd February 1990 |
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Dr. C. M. Anwar Khan |
4th February 1990 |
to |
2nd June 1991 |
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Dr. Zafar Altaf |
3rd June 1991 |
to |
30th September 1994 |
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Dr. C.M. Anwar Khan |
1st October 1994 |
to |
10th January 1997 |
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Dr. Muhammad Akbar |
11th January 1997 |
to |
26th June 1997 |
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Dr. Zafar Altaf |
27th June 1997 |
to |
29th April 1998 |
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Dr. Muhammad Akbar |
30th April 1998 |
to |
9th September 1998 |
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Dr. Kausar A. Malik |
15th September 1998 |
to |
27th February 2001 |
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Dr. Umar Khan Baloch |
28th February 2001 |
to |
11th Feb. 2002 |
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Dr. Badar ud Din Soomro |
12th February 2002 |
to |
7th September 2005 |
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Dr. M. E. Tusneem |
8th September 2005 |
to |
12th August 2008 |
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Dr. Zafar Altaf |
13th August 2008 |
to |
3rd January 2011 |
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Dr. Muhammad Afzal |
4th January 2011 |
to |
10th August 2011 |
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Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad |
11th August 2011 |
to |
31st March 2012 |
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Mr. Naveed Salimi |
1st April 2012 |
to |
11th September 2012 |
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Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad |
12th September 2012 |
to |
11th September 2015 |
|
Dr. Nadeem Amjad |
12th September 2015 |
to |
4th October 2016 |
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Dr. Yusuf Zafar |
5th October 2016 |
to |
up to-date |