The Department of Microbiology at the University of Karachi was established in 1957 with only 22 students and one full-time teacher (late Prof. Dr. A. A. Anwar) and a part time teacher cum student (Late Prof. Dr. Pirzada Misbahuddin Ahmed Siddiqui). Since this was the first and only Department of Microbiology for many years, in this country, offering a degree, Prof. Dr. Anwer could be truly regarded as the Father of Microbiology in Pakistan.