General Khan, 81, was the architect and founder of the trust, which is now running four state-of-the-art hospitals at Rawalpindi, Sukkur, Kohat and Muzaffarabad (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) providing free-of-charge quality eye care services to millions of deserving people. The trust is financed through donations.
Born at Malhoo village in Attock District in 1929, he led an illustrious career in Pakistan Army spanning over 33 years.
He retired as lieutenant general in 1984 and served as Governor of Sindh for four years. He established Al-Shifa Trust in 1985 and remained its president till his death.
He has left behind a son and a daughter to mourn his death and was a recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-a-Basalat and Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Civil) awards.
He was also conferred with many international awards in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of prevention of blindness at national and international level.
He also served as chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and founded Attock Education Trust.
His funeral was held at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi,
at 4:45 pm.
A large number of people including political personalities, military and civilian officers attended the funeral. He was laid to rest on the hospital premises.
The Qul of the deceased will be held at the hospital’s mosque at 3.30 pm on Tuesday.
Lt-Gen (Retd) Hamid Javaid, already nominated by the Al-Shifa Board of Trustees as General Khan’s successor, has taken over as the president of the trust.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2011.
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