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ISLAMABAD:
Former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) chairman Pervez Butt, a recipient of the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Sitara-i-Imtiaz, handed away on Sunday on the age of 84, the fee introduced.
In a press release, the PAEC described Butt as one of many founding members of Pakistan’s strategic and nuclear programme and a distinguished mechanical engineer, scientist and administrator who devoted greater than 4 a long time of his life to advancing the nation’s nuclear science, expertise and strategic capabilities.
Butt joined the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission in May 1963 and served the organisation with distinction for greater than 43 years. During his profession, he held a number of key scientific, engineering and administrative positions and performed a number one position within the growth of Pakistan’s indigenous nuclear gasoline cycle, nuclear energy programme, engineering capabilities and strategic infrastructure.
The fee mentioned his contributions additionally promoted the peaceable software of nuclear expertise in healthcare, agriculture, business, analysis and training, whereas strengthening the nation’s strategic and technological self-reliance.
In recognition of his management {and professional} achievements, Butt was appointed chairman of the PAEC in 2001 and served till his retirement in 2006, overseeing the continued growth of Pakistan’s nuclear science and expertise programmes.
Following his retirement, he served as federal secretary for the Ministry of Science and Technology from 2006 to 2008 and later as adviser on nuclear vitality to the Planning Commission till 2013. In recognition of his providers, Butt was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1998, the Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1999 and the Nishan-i-Imtiaz in 2015.