Hyderabadi scholar.

Byline: Javed Ahmad Malik - Lahore

THIS is with reference to the letter, 'The tragedy of Hyderabad' by former Senator Javed Jabbar (Sept 17). He has given a brief account of the contributions made by Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, to the uplift and welfare of the people of his state and, besides his financial aid to what then was the newly created Muslim state of Pakistan.

One of his outstanding achievements was the establishment of Osmania University, where the medium of instructions was Urdu. It produced outstanding scholars and professionals. One such person was A. A. Jamaluddin, who taught us structures at degree level in the University of Technology...