Brother of Sindh governor and PTI's Asad Umar passes away in Karachi

Umar was suffering from lung cancer, was under treatment in private hospital


Mudaser Kazi June 24, 2018
Four of General Umar's six sons at a private event. PHOTO COURTESY: FACEBOOK/SHOAIB KAMAL

KARACHI: Tariq Umar, brother of Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair and PTI’s senior leader Asad Umar, passed away on Sunday morning in Karachi.

He was one of the six sons of Major General (retd) Ghulam Umar, who was a close aide to General Yahya Khan.

Tariq Umar, who was suffering from lung cancer, was under treatment at a private hospital of the metropolis.

His funeral prayers will be offered after Asr prayers at Sultan Masjid in DHA, Karachi, on Monday. He will be buried at the army graveyard at Chanesar Goth.

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Asad Umar took to Twitter to thank his followers and party supporters for sending in condolence messages.



 

COMMENTS (3)

Musa | 6 years ago | Reply @Tuk: Sad very sad Tuk, This news is about the demise of a person, why on earth would you talk about politics here?
Tuk | 6 years ago | Reply One brother in pti another in pmln. Winning combination!
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