Son of Zahoor Ahmed and Farahnaz

Siblings: Tahira (13), Fatma (2)

Uzair was a big wrestling fan. He loved watching matches and also collected figures and photos of famous wrestlers in an album.

He was an obedient son and was respectful of his elders. He was very close to his mother.

His father recalls how, every day when he would return from work, Uzair would wait at the gate and jump onto his shoulders to greet him. They would often sit in the garden and talk about their day.

He weeps as he talks about his eldest son, who is no longer in this world. His family says their lives seem to have come to a standstill without Uzair.

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