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Obituary

By Our Correspondent
September 29, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Niaz Ahmed Qureshi, President Saddar Gymkhana and brother of former secretary Rawalpindi Division Cricket Association (RDCA) Ashraf Qureshi, brea­thed his last in a Rawal­pindi hospital.

The deceased suffered a cardiac unrest. Niaz Ahmed Qureshi, who was also former assistant secretary RDCA, could not survive heart surgery at a local hospital.

He was later laid to rest in his native village Khaki near Mansehra.

Niaz was also uncle of former Test cricketer and captain Rawalpindi Division and Pakistan A team Naveed Qureshi. Cricket fraternity of the twin cities mourned the death of Niaz Ahmed terming it a big loss for the family and city cricket.