 In 2011 when the province of Punjab faced an epidemic of Dengue fever, he was appointed by the government to head a group of experts to draw up treatment protocols and algorithms for its management.This group of experts DEAG (Dengue Expert Advisory Group) was instrumental in training of family physicians, doctors and paramedics and publication of GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines for the management of dengue fever.For his efforts during this epidemic he was decorated with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in August 2012.