Dr Ishfaq’s services for building Pakistan nuclear prowess lauded

ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 (APP):Speakers at a condolence reference here Saturday paid tribute to the services of late nuclear scientist Ishfaq Ahmed, former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) chairman, for building Pakistan’s nuclear prowess.
The reference was organized by Preston Institute of Nano Science and Technology (PINSAT) Preston University Islamabad, a press release said.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Dr Samar Mubarakmand, founding Chairman of NESCOM, said Dr Ishfaq Ahmed was an invaluable asset of the country. He was an unparalleled scientist of Pakistan and a person of unmatchable values and principles.
He said Dr Ishfaq Ahmed played a key role in the atomic explosion of 1998, and due to his untiring and dedicated endeavours Pakistan emerged as a nuclear power in the region.
Dr Amir Muhammad, former Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Chairman, said Dr Ishfaq was a brilliant nuclear scientist, who enjoyed an impeccable reputation in the comity of world renowned scientists. His services towards building Pakistan’s nuclear prowess would be remembered for a long time to come, he added.
Highlighting Dr Ishfaq’s contribution towards making Pakistan a nuclear power and making its defence impregnable, Dr Inam ur Rehman, founding Rector of PIEAS, and Dr Hafeez Hoorani, Director General of National Center for Physics (NCP) Islamabad, said Dr Ishfaq Ahmed was an iconic scientist whose brilliance was recognized with a sense of profound regard both at home and abroad.
They said icons like Dr Ishfaq Ahmed were a rare breed, who were born in centuries and remembered by the people with a sense of pride and respect for all times to come.
Earlier, in his welcome address Dr Abdul Basit, Chancellor Preston University, said it was an honour for PINSAT-Preston University to organize a reference to remember a personality of international stature like Dr Ishfaq Ahmed.
He said Dr Ishfaq’s contribution towards development of Pakistan’s nuclear programme was phenomenal. The nation owed its gratitude to him for playing a pivotal role in making Pakistan a nuclear power and enhancing its image in the comity of world nuclear powers, he added.
Paying tribute to Dr Ishfaq Ahmed, Dr N M Butt, Chairman PINSAT-Preston University, said the vacuum created due to his death would take a long time to fill.