Hakim Saeed.

Byline: Naveed Abbas - Islamabad

HOW does one sum up a person who was larger-than-life? This couplet of the great poet Mirza Ghalib reminds me of the late Hakim Saeed on his 21st death anniversary (Oct 17). 'If I ever get a chance I would ask earth, 'Oh miser, what did you do with all the priceless treasures that were entrusted to you...'

Saeed was a great scholar, philanthropist and governor of Sindh (1993-1996). He set up the Hamdard Foundation in...

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