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The late
Colonel Mohammad Ataullah, S.K. O.B.E. founded Indus Valley Construction
Company (Pvt) Limited, in 1958 and was its first Managing Director till
1975.
Graduating as a doctor in 1928, he joined the British Indian Army in
1930. He had a remarkable career travelling all over the world and
serving in a number of capacities. The year 1933 found him in the
middle of the North West Frontier. As a doctor and administrator he
served in Central India, Iraq, Iran, Egpt, Lebanon and Muscat. On the
creation of Pakistan in 1947, Col Ataullah become the first Director
Health Services of Azad Kashmir. After a distinguished career, he
retired from the Pakistan Army. |
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However
his irrepressible desire for making the most of his life now opened new
and challenging avenues for him. He became a consultant in logistics and
Resident Manager, Pakistan, for the Hunt International Petroleum Company
which was prospecting for oil in Pakistan in the early fifties. His
ardent love for mountaineering led him to join the 1953 American
Expedition to K-2, the second highest mountain in the world. A year
later he accompanied the successful Italian expedition to K-2. He took
to flying after the age of 50 and successfully obtained a commercial
pilot licence. When the Lowell Thomas Cinerama Production came to
Pakistan to film "Search for Paradise", Col Ataullah was appointed its
co-manager in Pakistan. With vast experience of administrative affairs
he quickly became an indispensable trouble shooter for the unit. In a
continuous search for new experiences, Col Ataullah's next project was a
very readable and well compiled autobiography. Called 'Citizen of Two
Worlds' the book was published by Harper & Brothers, New York, in 1960. |
It was
only natural that having achieved almost everything that he ever wanted
to do, Col Ataullah next turned to the field of engineering. Indus
Valley Construction company (IVCC) was accordingly born in 1958. Today,
IVCC is a mature and highly successful company ready to celeberate its
Golden Jubilee in 2007-2008. Its founder's fundamental policy of
seeking challenges and doing a job well continue to be the cornerstone
of IVCC's philosophy. |
