Hailed from East Punjab, he was educated at the DAV College and went on to attend the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) where he gained his bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics.[1] After AMU, he moved to Lahore to attend the Government College University, where he gained a PhD in mathematics from the Government College University and briefly served as postdoctoral researcher at the Aligarh Muslim University.[1] He joined the British Geological Survey (BGS) and opted for Geological Survey of Pakistan in 1947 where served as research scientist there.