The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at the University of Karachi on Monday honoured the exceptional academic and scientific legacy of eminent Pakistani scholar and intellectual, Prof Dr Saleem-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, on the occasion of his 31st death anniversary.
According to the ICCBS spokesperson, special prayers were held for the late Prof Siddiqui at the centre.
Prof Dr M Raza Shah, Director of the ICCBS, University of Karachi, alongwith senior faculty, including Prof Dr Syed Abid Ali, Prof Dr Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Dr Shakil Ahmed, and staff, visited Prof Siddiqui’s grave and offered Fateha (prayers) in his memory. While paying homage, Prof Raza Shah highlighted that Prof Siddiqui’s remarkable contributions to science, literature, and the arts would always be cherished. ‘He was not only a brilliant scientist but also a philosopher, artist, poet, literary critic, and a visionary in science,’ he said, describing him as a rare polymath bridging both the natural and social sciences. Prof Siddiqui was the founding director of the internationally renowned HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry at the University of Karachi, Prof Raza Shah added.
In their messages, Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi, Prof Dr Khalid Mehmood Iraqi, and Prof Atta-ur Rahman, ICCBS Patron-in-Chief and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology, also paid rich tribute to Prof Siddiqui.
They emphasised that his immense contributions to Pakistan’s scientific and academic development will always be remembered with deep respect.
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