Obituary

Published November 28, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Lt Col Shakeel Ahmed passed away in Quetta on Wednesday, November 26 and was laid to rest at Army Graveyard in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

A dua for the departed will be held at House 10, M-Road Block-E, Naval Anchorage, Sihala between 10am and 11:30am on Friday.

He is survived by his wife Aleena Shakeel, brothers Khalid Mehmood, Tariq Farooq and Aqeel Hayat; parents-in-law Brig Pervez Asghar and Silvet Pervez.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2014

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