Pakistan Academy of Sciences Announces Gold Medal Awards, New Fellows, Foreign Fellows and Members in its General Body Meeting held in Islamabad on December 13, 2025
The Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) convened its Council Meeting on December 12, 2025 followed by the General Body Meeting on December 13, 2025 at PAS Auditorium, Islamabad. The meetings were attended by the Fellows of the Academy. During these meetings key academic, administrative, and scientific matters concerning the advancement of science and technology in the country were deliberated. In its meeting, the PAS Council recommended the conferment of Gold Medals and Prizes for the year 2025 in various scientific disciplines. In addition, election of new Fellows and Members of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to science, technology, and innovation were recommended. The recommendations of the Council were approval by the General Body for the awards of the Gold Medals and the elected Fellows and Members during the year 2025. The elected fellows will be inducted in December 2026.
The following scientists, who were elected in December 2024, were formally inducted as PAS Fellows, namely: Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, (Vice Chancellor, QAU, Islamabad); Dr. Mudassir Asrar, (Meritorious Professor, University of Balochistan, Quetta); Dr. Zia ul Qayyum, (Ex-Executive Director, HEC, Islamabad); Prof. Dr. Saira Riaz, (University of the Punjab, Lahore); and Prof. Dr. Syed Tufail Hussain Shah, (University of Sindh, Jamshoro).
Eminent scientists selected for Gold Medals and Prizes included: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Younus (Vice Chancellor, UVAS, Lahore); Prof. Dr. M. Usman Akram (EME College, NUST Rawalpindi); Dr. Muhammad Ali (QAU, Islamabad); Prof. Dr. Abdul Wadood (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan); Dr. Tahir Mahmood (International Islamic University, Islamabad); Dr. Murtaza Sayed (University of Peshawar, Peshawar); Prof. Dr. Muazzam Ali Khan Khattak (QAU, Islamabad); Prof. Dr. Shuja ul Mulk Khan (QAU, Islamabad); and Prof. Dr. M. Azam Khan (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi).
The elected Fellows included: Prof. Dr. M. Sabieh Anwar (LUMS, Lahore); Prof. Dr. Zahra Hasan, (Aga Khan University, Karachi); Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha, (Punjab Agriculture Food and Drug Authority, Lahore); Dr. Mehboob ur Rahman, (NIBGE, Faisalabad); Prof. Dr. Moazur Rahman, (CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore).
The Foreign Fellows, included: Prof. Dr. Bien Tan, (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China); Prof. Dr. Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, (University of Glasgow, UK); and Prof. Dr. Munir Iqbal, (The Pirbright Institute, Surrey, UK).
The newly elected Members included: Dr. Saddam Hussain (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad); Dr. Abdur Rauf (University of Swabi); and Dr. Saleem Abdullah (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan).
Group photo of Fellows Inducted in Pakistan Academy of Sciences with the President and the Secretary General of the Academy.
Group Photo of the winners of the PAS Gold Medals/ Prizes–2025 in various disciplines of Science & Technologies.
Prof. Dr. M. Aslam Baig, Secretary General PAS presenting the progress of the Academy to the attendees of the PAS General Body Meeting.
Group Photo of attendees of the PAS General Body Meeting December 2025.