Jan-e-Alam Fazli laid to rest

KARACHI: Jan-e-Alam Fazli, one of the greatest-ever bridge players of the country, was buried here on Thursday evening.
His Namaz-e-Janaza, attended by quite a few of his contemporaries and bridge stalwarts, was held after Asr prayers at the Sultan Masjid in DHA.
His burial took place at the Paposh Nagar graveyard in Nazimabad.
Jan-e-Alam held the distinction of being the highest ranked Pakistani player at the international level. He happened to be the only player in South Asia and Middle East Zone to have been conferred the rank of International Life Master by the World Bridge Federation (WBF).
He was an integral part of the national team in the golden era of the 1980s when Pakistan reached the final of the Bermuda Bowl World Championship twice within six years.
He was one of the greatest sportsmen of Pakistan, contributing significantly to putting the country on the bridge map of the world.
He was one of the illustrious contemporaries of the great Zia Mahmood.
Jan-e-Alam had the honour of representing Pakistan in as many as three Olympiads, Valkenburg (1980), Seattle (1984) and Istanbul (2004).
He was a member of both the Pakistani outfits that made to the final of the Bermuda Bowl World Championship in New York (1981) and Miami Beach (1986).
The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) recognised his contribution by dedicating a street after his name in 2010.
The road housing his childhood residence in Block A of North Nazimabad was named as the Jan-e-Alam Fazli Street.