UAF professor passes away

FAISALABAD:

Dr Aslam Pervez, director of the Institute of Horticulture Sciences at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) passed away on Thursday. He was 59.

Funeral prayers were offered for the deceased at his residence in Rajawala on Thursday. A large number of students and colleagues attended. Pervez had obtained his PhD degree from the University of Wales in 1995.

Earlier, he had got his MSc in Horticulture from the University of Agriculture in 1982. In 1983, he had joined the Horticulture Department as a lecturer.

Pervez had completed two post-doctorates degrees from University of Wales in 2005 and Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia in 2007. He had served as a horticulture engineer in Dubai and had been associated with the UAF for more than 30 years.

He had published more than 121 research papers in journals and 125 articles in the national newspapers and magazines.

Pervez had received Star Award in 2003 and 2007 from South Asian publications, Karachi-Pakistan and Endeavour Award in 2007 and 2010. UAF Vice Chancellor Iqrar Ahmad Khan said Pervez’s contribution to the university could never be forgotten. “Pervez was a fine person, well-read and sensitive,” he said.

“He never shied from telling the truth and was popular among students due to his progressive thinking,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2015.