 Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director of the HEC, was equally concerned about the urban decay in Pakistan.Professor Haider, who specializes in urban planning and is also an alumnus of UET Peshawar, offered his assistance and Canadian expertise in establishing a National Institute of Urban Infrastructure Planning to be based at UET Peshawar.HEC engaged Professor Haider under the reverse brain drain program to develop the detail proposal for NIUIP.