Karachi: The name of late Dr Aftab Qureshi, head of the department of neurosurgery in Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUHMS) has been nominated for Sitara-i-Imtiaz. He is included in the list of 41 persons who are going to receive Civil Awards 2012.
The list has been dispatched to the Federal Government for consideration. If it gets confirmed by the Cabinet Committee then he would get Sitara-i-Imtiaz on 14th August.
It is to mention here that Dr. Aftab Qureshi was assassinated on May 30 after 20 days of his abduction. It was reported that Dr. Qureshi was been killed during an encounter operation. Police failed to rescue him but arrested three kidnappers.