Senior scientist Prof Dr Viqar Uddin Ahmed passes away
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Prominent senior scientist Prof Dr Viqar Uddin Ahmed, who served science and research in Pakistan for more than five decades, died at the age of 79 in Karachi on Saturday morning. He had been unwell for the last one month mainly because of old age and weakness. The funeral prayer for the deceased was held after the Asr prayer at the Moti Mosque in Kehkashan, Block-8, Clifton. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and grandchildren. Dr Ahmed was born in Allahabad, India on July 6, 1940. He passed his MSc examination in 1959 from the Allahabad University. He stood first in his class, for which he was awarded a gold medal by his alma mater. He was the first person to be awarded a PhD...