More than 100 Pakistani alumni of ICTP recently formed an ICTP-Pakistan Chapter. India (1993) and China (1996) have formed similar chapters. N.M. Butt, scientist emeritus, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), Islamabad, has been elected president. The chapter's primary objectives are to enhance the participation of Pakistani scientists in ICTP research and training programmes and raise the public profile of Centre-affiliated activities throughout the country. Specifically, the chapter will hold a lecture series and award medals in honour of the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, who was the founding director of ICTP.