Syed Jamal Shah, Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Division, expressed his grief over the demise of Prof. Dr. Rafiud din Hashmi, an expert of Iqbal Studies, former member of the Governing Body of Iqbal Academy Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General Islamic Research Institute, Dr. Abdul Azeem, Director General of Archeology, Syed Shoukat Amin Shah, Chartered Accountant and Treasurer of the Iqbal Academy as well as Dr. Abdul Rauf Rafiqui, Director Iqbal Academy and other employees of the Iqbal Academy offered Fateha for the departed soul of Dr. Rafi-ud-Din Hashmi.
The participants also admired Dr. Hashmi's contribution towards dissemination of Allama Iqbal's works and teachings and his input for the betterment of the Iqbal Academy as member of the Governing Body, Executive Committee, Manuscript Review Committee and Iqbal Awards expert committee.