HYDERABAD:03 June:University of Sindh (SU) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Abida Taherani breathed her last late Wednesday night at the age of 61, in a hospital in United Kingdom after battling breast cancer for the last few years of her life.

The funeral will be held on Saturday morning (June 4) and she will be laid to rest near the mausoleum of Allama II Qazi and his wife, Elsa Qazi, in the premises of the SU. Prof Taherani was a recipient of President’s Award for Pride of Performance, which was conferred on her on March 23 this year. She is survived by her husband and two daughters.The news.