Imran Khan from Quetta Baluchistan pursuing PhD in Italy contributed in discovering gravitational waves

Imran Khan from Quetta Baluchistan pursuing PhD in Italy contributed in discovering gravitational waves
ROME: A Pakistani researcher Imran Khan has also contributed in discovery of gravitational waves.

 

Khan 25, belongs to a middle class family based in Quetta, Pakistan.

 

He is pursuing his PhD at Gran Sasso science Institute (GSSI) in Italy.

 

He is a part of 9 early stage researchers and co-authors of the PRL paper submitted for detection of gravitational waves.

 

He secured 892 marks in intermediate and got scholarship from FAST Peshawar.

 

He was also offered scholarship by a Turkish institute in 2015.

 

Earlier, the news of Karachi born Professor Nergis Mavalvala went viral who assisted the team in detection of gravitational waves.