Chancellor of Iqra University Hunaid Lakhani passes away — Iqra University
Chancellor of Iqra University Hunaid Lakhani passes away — Iqra University  

Educationist and politician Hunaid Lakhani passed away on Thursday from dengue fever at a hospital in Karachi, according to a report by Geo News.

He was the founder and chancellor of Iqra University. 

Lakhani was being treated for dengue virus at a hospital in Karachi but was unable to recover, sources in his family said.

Following news of Lakhani's untimely death, several academics and politicians, including Pakistan's president expressed condolences.

Lakhani remained affiliated with the PTI and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). He and PTI MNA Alamgir Khan also founded the FIXIT organisation.