For sustainable economic growth of Pakistan industry-academia nexus a focal point.

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Interview with Mr Aamir Ijaz Khan - Executive Director, ICMA Pakistan

PAGE: Kindly tell me something about yourself and ICMA Pakistan:

Aamir Ijaz Khan: By profession, I am a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant and have on my credit around 18 years of diversified experience in the areas of Client Servicing, Project Implementation, Business Repositioning, Financial Management and Compliance. Prior to joining Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) as Executive Director, I was serving as Head of Quality Assurance at M/s. Innovative Pvt. Ltd. I had also worked as Audit MIS Expert (Punjab) in a World Bank funded project named Project to Improve Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA) and as Executive Financial Accountant at Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL).

At ICMA Pakistan, being pioneer member of Quality Assurance Board of ICMA Pakistan, I remained a vocal participant for first four years of its inception. I also served ICMA Lahore Toastmasters Club as its Founder President. Currently, I am a member of Management Committee of MENSA International - Pakistan Chapter. As a professional trainer and motivational speaker, I have conducted a number of training sessions and workshops. I have contributed various papers on national and international forums on themes of Growth Dynamics of Pakistani Services Sector, Pakistan economy, economic sectors' strategic dynamics, budgetary measures etc.

As far as ICMA Pakistan is concerned, its foundation was laid in 1951 by late Muhammad Shoaib, former Federal Finance Minister of Pakistan with the prime objective of providing capable human resource to meet the industry and strategic needs of the country. The Institute was granted statutory status by an Act of Parliament in 1966. Over a period of 67 years, this Institute produced a number of quality professionals and contributed a lot in the economic development of the country. ICMA Pakistan is the founding member of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) since 1977; Confederation of Asia and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) since 1980; and South Asia Federation of Accountants (SAFA) since 1984. The Institute has over 5000 members, who hold senior positions in trade, commerce, industry and Government in Pakistan and abroad. The number of active registered students is around 15000, which makes ICMA Pakistan one of the largest professional Institutions in Pakistan.

PAGE: What are your views about the liaison between academia and industry in Pakistan?

Aamir Ijaz Khan: There is no denying the fact that a strong industry-academia...

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