Death and Legacy
Usmani remained a vital scientific figure in Pakistan's Civil Service, and is widely given the credit of presenting the idea of scientific civil service, with many engineers and scientists would soon follow his footsteps. However, he is most remembered for established the country's nuclear industry, and was involved in the civil-peaceful projects as part of Pakistan's During 1960s, Usmani's effort was involved in nuclear technology project.
It was Usmani's effort to send 500 scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and physicist into the best institutions of United States and Europe. In 1972, KANUPP was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan; KANUPP was successfully commissioned marking Pakistan’s entry in the nuclear age as the second developing – and the only Muslim – country to draw energy from the heart of the atom.
Dr. Usmani peacefully died in Karachi on June 17, 1992, and the occasion brought tears to the eyes of many scientists and reformers who regarded him with affection. In May 1998, the Government of Pakistan belatedly recognized Usmani's vital services by awarding the Pakistan's highest civilian award, Nishan-i-Imtiaz posthumously by the prime minister Nawaz Sharif when Pakistan conducted its first successful nuclear tests.
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