NIT Faculty Represents Pakistan at Regional Transport Ministers’ Conference 2025
-Dr. Numan Ahmad (Assistant Professor & HoD (Research) and Dr. Inam (HoD Transportation) at NIT-NUST, Risalpur), participated as a panelist in Panel III: “Road Safety – Safe Roads, Safe Lives” and Panel-I: “Road & Rail Interoperability for Regional Transit” at the Regional Transport Ministers’ Conference (RTMC) organised in Islamabad, Pakistan from 23-24 October, 2025. Event details: https://rtmc.pk/speakers
The RTMC brought together transport ministers, policy makers, technical experts, and global development partners from over 10 countries across the region. Participation by NIT faculty members showcased NIT’s growing presence in regional and global policy dialogue on transportation safety and global road & rail transit. Dr. Numan underscored potential safety improvements from his four recent papers on national transportation challenges, all accepted for presentation at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., helping bring much-needed representation of Pakistan and other underserved regions to the international transportation community.
As part of the panel, Dr. Numan shared insights grounded in a strong research portfolio that includes 50+ publications, comprising impact factor journal articles and 27 peer-reviewed papers presented at the prestigious Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meetings organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C., United States.
NIT congratulates Dr. Numan and Dr. Inam on their significant recognition and contribution to advancing road safety and sustainable transport policy in the region.