Islam ul Haq
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{{Infobox military person
| name =Islam ul Haque
| caption =[[Lt Col]] Islam ul Haque
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|3|23}}
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| birth_place =[[Sadiqabad]], [[Rahim Yar Khan]], Punjab
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| nickname =Col Islam
| birth_name =Islam ul Haque
| allegiance ={{PAK}}
| branch ={{army|PAK}}
| serviceyears =1977–2001
| servicenumber =(PA No. – 17690)
| unit =[[Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers|5 Engineers Battalion]]<br> [[Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers|104 Engineers Battalion]]
| commands =[[Force Command Northern Areas|GSO-I Commander FCNA]] <br> [[Commanding officer|CO Bomb Disposal Unit, Westridge]] [[Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army)|Garrison Engineer-Rawalpindi]]
| battles = [[Gulf War]] <br> [[Kargil War]]
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| awards =[[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz|Tamgha e Imtiaz (Military)]]
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|website = [http://ecosteps.wix.com/info Eco Steps Pakistan]
}}
Lt Col '''Islam ul Haque''', PhD is a retired Pakistan Army Officer from Corps of Engineers. Besides working in Pakistani military he also has experienced to work in many national and international organisations in the field of Water, Waste water and Environment. He is member of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf core committee on water and agriculture and played vital in formulating the PTI strategy on water management. Government of Pakistan has awarded him with [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz|Tamgha e Imtiaz Military]] in the recognition of his services.
== Early life ==
Islam ul Haque was born in Sadiqabad and received his early education from there. He received further education from [[Pakistan Military Academy]] Kakul and later on from [[Military College of Engineering (Pakistan)|Military College of Engineering Risalpur]].
[[File:Islam with Gen Baig.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Islam ul Haq with Gen [[Mirza Aslam Beg]] Chief of Army Staff]]
== Military career ==
Islam ul Haque was accepted in Pakistan Military Academy and passed out with 55 PMA Long Course<ref>{{cite web|url=http://55pmalc.pakistanpaedia.com/ |title= 55 PMA Long Course |publisher= Official website}}</ref> on 17 April 1977. Corps Commander Mangla Lt Gen [[Tariq Khan (general)|Tariq Khan]] and Director General ISI Lt Gen [[Zaheer-ul-Islam]] also belong to 55 PMA Long Course. During his military career he performed different duties at both command and staff level. He completed many roads and buildings projects and also performed duties in Army bomb disposal unit. He participated in Mines clearing operation in first [[Gulf War]] and Indo Pak conflict [[Kargil War]] in 1999.
[[File:Islam PTI pic.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Islam ul Haq (Extreme Right) with Dr. [[Yasmin Rashid]] (2nd from L)general secretary PTI Punjab and [[Ejaz Chaudhary]] (3rd from L) President PTI Punjab in PTI Water Seminar at Lahore]]
== Literary Contribution and Publications ==
=== Books ===
* Use of Municipal Wastewater in Plain Cement Concrete Construction Works, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany Publication No.11903, ISBN 978-3843362344<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-8433-6234-4/use-of-municipal-wastewater-in-plain-cement-concrete-construction-work |title=Use of Municipal Wastewater in Plain Cement Concrete Construction Works, |publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing No.11903, ISBN 978-3843362344}}</ref>
=== Scientific papers and articles ===
* Assessment of Surface and Ground Water Quality at some Selected Sites in Rawalpindi City, Pakistan Engineering Congress Journal 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/Issue-43-Vol-9_Part4.pdf |title=Assessment of Surface and Ground Water Quality at some Selected Sites in Rawalpindi City, |publisher=Pakistan Engineering congress Journal, Vol: 43,No.12- page 75- 94, Oct–Dec 2009, http://pecongress.org.pk/}}</ref>
* Clean groundwater underpins the developing world, National Ground Water Association, USA Publication ISSN 0017-467X, ACCESSION NUMBER 100384178<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngwa.org/_bdc/http___www_ngwa_org/GWOL%20Data_1.aspx?RecordID=727116 |title=Clean groundwater underpins the developing world,|publisher=National Ground Water Association Publication, Ground Water, Vol 48, No 2, Page 170 (2010) ISSN 0017-467X, ACCESSION NUMBER 100384178, http://www.ngwa.org/Pages/default.aspx}}</ref>
* Prevalence of Arsenic levels in drinking water and its adverse impacts on human health, Pakistan Engineering Congress Journal 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pecongress.org.pk |title=Prevalence of Arsenic levels in drinking water and its adverse impacts on human health |publisher=Pakistan Engineering Congress Journal, Vol-43,No:9, page 51-59, January – March 2009}}</ref>
* Ground Water Arsenic Contamination – a multi directional emerging threat to water scarce areas of Pakistan, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, UK Red Book Publication ISBN 978-1-901502-79-4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iahs.info/Publications-News.do |title=Ground Water Arsenic Contamination – a multi directional emerging threat to water scarce areas of Pakistan – GQ 2007, Australia, |publisher=IAHS Red Book Publication, 324 (2008) Page No. 24-30, ISBN 978-1-901502-79-4, 566 + x pp (24–30) http://www.iahs.info/}}</ref>
* Socio-economic Impacts on Human Life in Arsenic Affected Area of Basti Rasul Pur, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, Sustainable Agriculture Research Canada, ISSN 1927-050X (Print) ISSN 1927-0518 (Online)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/sar/article/view/18911/0 |title=Socio-economic Impacts on Human Life in Arsenic Affected Area of Basti Rasul Pur, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, |publisher=Sustainable Agriculture Research Canada, Vol 1, No 2 (2012)ISSN 1927-050X (Print) ISSN 1927-0518 (Online) http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/sar}}</ref>
* Ground Water Arsenic Contamination Integrated Approach for Making Arsenic Free Drinking Water National Action Plan For Arsenic Mitigation, (NAPAM, 2005–09) Geological Society of America 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_93364.htm |title=Ground Water Arsenic Contamination Integrated Approach for Making Arsenic Free Drinking Water National Action Plan For Arsenic Mitigation (NAPAM, 2005–09) |publisher=Paper No. 203-12, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs ( 2005), Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 454, Salt Lake City Annual Meeting ( 16–19 October 2005)}}</ref>
* Effects of climate change on planning and managing water services in the Potohar Region of Pakistan, Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2009, ISSN 1579-4377,Record Number 20093176553<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.source.irc.nl/page/47595 |title=Effects of climate change on planning and managing water services in the Potohar Region of Pakistan|publisher=Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2009 Vol. 8 No. 8 pp. 647–656 ISSN 1579-4377,Record Number 20093176553}}</ref>
* National Action Plan for Arsenic Mitigation published by Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan.
== Current Activities ==
He is an active member of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf water and agricultural wing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/17848/PTI-water-seminar-declares-Pakistan-moving-to-water-bankruptcy.aspx |title= PTI water seminar declares Pakistan moving to water bankruptcy |publisher= Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Official Press release regarding water seminar held on 8 January 2014}}</ref> and played vital role in formulating the party's strategy on water and agriculture. He also delivers lecture to the civil servants of different groups and cadres as per part of their annual training program on Water and Environment in National Institute of Management (NIM) and Civil Services Academy, Lahore on regular basis.
== Military Awards and Decorations ==
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| colspan=3 |'''Service Medals'''
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|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=10-year Service Medal.svg|width=106}}
|10 Years Service Medal
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|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=20-year Service Medal.svg|width=106}}
|20 Years Service Medal
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|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal)
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|- bgcolor = "#ccccff" align=center
| colspan=2 |'''Non-operational Military Awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Medal of Excellence Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.png|width=106}}
|[[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz|Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence Military)]]
|-
|- bgcolor = "#ccccff" align=center
| colspan=2 |'''Commemorative Medals'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha, Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)
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|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (Escalation versus India Medal)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Tamgha-e-Jamhuriat (Democracy Medal)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=106}}
|Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Baqa Pakistan.svg|width=106}}
|Tamgha-e-Baqa([[Chagai-I|Nuclear Test Medal]])
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|-
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== References ==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Ul Haq, Islam
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Pakistani military officer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1956-03-23
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab
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[[Category:Pakistani environmentalists]]
[[Category:Climate change environmentalists]]
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[[Category:Environmental writers]]
[[Category:People from Rahim Yar Khan District]]
[[Category:Allama Iqbal Open University alumni]]