Laid To Rest: KUJ president’s mother passes away

Qaim Ali Shah, Sharjeel Inam Memon and cabinet members also sent their condolence messages.

KARACHI: The mother of Karachi Union of Journalists president GM Jamali, who is also a senior reporter of Daily Express, passed away on Tuesday.

Her Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Mosque, where a large number of journalists, politicians and members of the civil society were present.

She was later laid to rest in Bhittaiabad graveyard. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Jamali’s mother.

In his condolence message, the president said that the demise of one’s mother was a great loss and prayed to Allah to grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this loss with fortitude. He also prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.

Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and cabinet members also sent their condolence messages.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 28^th, 2013.