LAHORE: Former president of Pakistan cycling and bodybuilding federations Chaudhry Ahmad Saeed died at a local hospital in Karachi on Friday.

Chaudhry Ahmad was admitted to the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi from where his body is being taken to Lahore by his son Arif Saeed, president of the Pakistan Rugby Federation.

Chaudhry Ahmad was also the brother-in-law of former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt and brother of former Pakistan defence minister Ahmad Mukhtar. His funeral will be held at the FC College here on Saturday.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2018

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