KARACHI, Jan 6: Kamal Mahmood, brother-in-law of S.A. Meenai, an assistant editor of Dawn, died after a brief illness on Sunday night.

His Namaz-i-Janaza was held at Rehmania Masjid on Tariq Road. He was buried in the PECHS graveyard. He leaves a widow, Amna Kamal, former principal of Sir Syed Girls College, two sons, Zulqarnain Shahid and Rishad Mahmood, and a daughter, Zainab Mansoor.

Quran Khwani will be held on Wednesday between Zuhar and Maghrib prayers at Rehmania Masjid for men and at his residence — 259-B, Block 6, PECHS — for women.