 He suffered cardiac arrest on 16 August 2019 and was shifted to Iqra Medical Complex, where he was pronounced dead.He obtained his MBBS degree in 1976, from Nishtar Medical College, Multan, securing overall top position and was selected as the 'best graduate'.He became a Member of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in 1982 and a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh in 1998.