Tribute

Dr. Zahida Baqai, a pioneer of in-vitro fertilization in Pakistan, stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband, Dr. Fareed Uddin Baqai, in pursuit of quality medical education

Syed Abulbar Rizvi was an academic, engineer, inventor, lifelong animal activist, and above all, a kind-hearted naturalist

Agha Murtaza Pooya will be remembered for promoting freedom of expression in Pakistan.

Marking the end of a principled life, Illahi Bukhsh Soomro’s demise has left behind a political legacy to live on.

Athar Waqar Azeem, in an outstanding professional career spanning over fifty years, shaped the benchmark of sports journalism and production and immensely contributed to the TV landscape.

Talat Hussain was a shining star in the entertainment industry, having had a career spanning over six decades.

The microbiologist, on the faculty for nearly half a century, studied a wide range of topics, including antibiotic resistance, cancer, and bacteria as an agent for cleaning up toxic chemicals.

The legacy of Zia Mohyeddin will endure for generations to come, and his influence will continue to resonate, a timeless testament to the power of art to touch the human soul.

Babar Ayaz, a veteran journalist of many sterling qualities, was an excellent human being and a comrade who was always keen to help others.

The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) Karachi paid glowing tributes to Sultan Arshad, a senior musicologist and an authority on the film music of the subcontinent, who breathed his last in April.

The passing away of Amjad Islam Amjad has created a vacuum in Pakistan’s literary scene.

With the death of Byram D. Avari, a long tradition of hospitality, social service and academic patronage has come to an end.

Referred to as Baba, Byram D Avari always kept a fatherly hand on the less privileged.

This accomplished daughter of Pakistan spread love and affection all around.

She set the tone for a new age.

Bilquis Edhi, a selfless philanthropist and social worker, passed away in Karachi at the age of 74. She was a celebrated woman, helping Pakistan’s poor and deprived women and children, while working side by side with her late husband, Abdus Sattar Edhi and even after his death.

Together, we traversed the same broken road for 13 years to meet our mother in her resting place; now I traverse it to meet both.

The dawn of Sunday, October 10, 2021, brought about the demise of the brightest star of the country, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan.

How quickly time flies. Recalling exact dates of past events is more of a Herculean task for me, but it was a memorable day somewhere in the late 1960s when I first met Wajid Shamsul Hasan in Karachi in his Daily News office.