▁June , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁of ▁its ▁parent ▁body , ▁namely , ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Technology ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁( S OP RE ST ). ▁Mr . ▁Gh ul am ▁I sha q ▁Khan ▁( late ), ▁then ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁life ▁and ▁Mr . ▁H . ▁U . ▁Beg ▁was ▁appointed ▁its ▁Honor ary ▁Executive ▁Director ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Sam i ul lah ▁Mar w at ▁the ▁first ▁full - time ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁The ▁task ▁of ▁conce iving ▁and ▁form ulating ▁the ▁basic ▁form ▁and ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁em inent ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers . ▁These ▁profession als ▁started ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁dream ▁into ▁reality ▁at ▁a ▁gal lop ing ▁pace . ▁The ▁civil ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁campus ▁site ▁were ▁started ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁An ▁inter im ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁where ▁senior ▁profession als ▁with ▁out standing ▁background s ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁group ▁to ▁evol ve ▁the ▁educational ▁a ims ▁and ▁philosophy ▁of ▁the ▁Institute , ▁its ▁curr ic ula ▁and ▁details ▁of ▁state - of - the - art ▁equipment ▁for ▁its ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁work sh ops . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁an ▁" Ord in ance " ▁was ▁prom ul g ated ▁by ▁the ▁K hy ber -