Friday, January 27, 2012

Brief Profile: Nasreen Haque

Jumbo Editorial Team

Nasreen Haque, the first lady to head the premier port of Pakistan, was the Chairperson of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) until recently. She also had the privilege being first lady to head a Railway Division and later the first lady to control the Railways operational and commercial Management over Pakistan as the Chief Operating Superintendent and the Chief Commercial Manager.

As the Chief Executive of the Karachi Port, handling over 60% of Pakistan’s maritime trade, she aggressively pursued an agenda focused on responsible port growth and expansion of capital development programs to accommodate the port’s future growth as a gateway to Pakistan and Central Asia and national economic engine.

Prior to her appointment with the Karachi Port she served as the Managing Director of the Karachi Urban Transport Corporation (KUTC) where she was instrumental in finalizing the first rail based Mass Transit System in Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan.

Nasreen Haque belongs to the elite civil service of the government of Pakistan having a creditable service record spanning over 35 years. She has specialized in mass transportation, particularly Railways and maritime transport, and international trade affairs.

She was also associated with Port Qasim, the second largest port of Pakistan and served as the Secretary of its managing agency, Port Qasim Authority. A proud alumna of St Josephs College for Women, she obtained her degree in Law and post graduation in Transport Studies.

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