Dr.Nafisa Shah MNA,Chairperson,
Khalid Javaid,Executive Chairperson,
Mohammad Ali wasti,General Secretary,
Zobia Sultana, Finance Secretary
Naseemullah Rashid,Vice President Punjab
Abdulhyee, Vice President Sindh
Abdullah Baloch, Vice President Balochistan
Ajmal Khan, Vice President KP
Sultana Sahir,Vice President Gilgit Baltistan
THE NATIONAL CRAFTS
COUNCIL OF PAKISTAN
The National Crafts
Council of Pakistan
(NCC), a non profit, non governmental
organization, was set up to preserve and
promote the invaluable heritage and the
welfare of the crafts people. It further
seeks to help stop the decline of tradi-
tional crafts, improve skills and promote
the use of modern technology in the
mode of production of crafts. The NCe has since its inception been
operating on an almost totally voluntary
basis, both at the national and provincial
levels. Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Council
shall be:
1 . to promote and revive (where neces-
sary) traditional and folk crafts and
ensure that the interests of the
craftsmen/women are safeguarded;
2. to create awareness and under-
standing amongst the people of
Pakistan of their valuable cultural
heritage through all appropriate
means including the information
media;
3. to promote due recognition being
given to the various regional cultural
traditions in crafts;
4. to initiate the process of consultation
and collaboration for better coordi-
nation between the government and
non-government agencies, private
organisations, institutions and indi-
vidual specialists and experts con-
cerned in all aspects of the develop-
ment of crafts as a dynamic sector
of the nation's economy.
5. to promote the development of
cooperatives amongst small
craftsmen;
6. to organize exhibitions, seminars,
symposia of individual/multi crafts;
7. to promote research in:
(a) traditional techniques and pro-
cess for establishing linkages
with modern techniques. (b) market research to enable
craftspeople to meet the changing demands. (c) integration of new designs with
traditional motifs/patterns.
8. to promote the survival and develop-
ment of selected crafts through De-
monstration and Training Centres. Activities of the NCC
The NCC has promoted crafts festivals,
artisans-at-work exhibitions, conven-
tions and general assemblies of the
craftspeople as forums for the
craftspeople for exchange of experi-
ences and free discussions of their prob-
lems. It has collaborated with Lok Virsa
and the World Crafts Council. The NCC seeks through research and ex-
periment and innovative approaches to
overcome the breaking down of previous
structures and patterns of productions,
while maintaining quality and emphasis-
ing standardization.
