Sattar Afghani passes away
Bureau Report

KARACHI—Ex-Mayor of Karachi, MNA of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Abdul Sattar Afghani died here on Saturday morning in a private hospital, where he was under treatment for kidney ailments since last one week.
Afghani,76, was born in Karachi on July 6, 1930. He was elected Karachi mayor twice during 1879-1987. Later, in the 2002 general elections, he was also elected member of the National Assembly. The funeral prayers would be offered at the Kakri Ground on Sunday while the body would be laid to rest at the Mewa Shah Graveyard.
President MMA and Amir Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed will lead the funeral prayer of former Mayor of Karachi and MMA MNA, Abdul Sattar Afghani, who passed away here after a brief illness . The funeral prayers will be held at Kukri Ground, Lyari today (Sunday) at 10:00am, which will also be attend by leaders of other political parties including MMA and JI.