Chaudhary Abdul Sattar laid to rest

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Chaudhary Abdul Sattar, an enthusiastic social worker and an agriculturist, was laid to rest at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar graveyard in Karachi as he passed away, after protracted illness, on the midnight of September 13.

Remembered as a most loving, sincere personality and friend of friends, his burial was largely attended by relatives, friends, his well-wishers and people from various places of Sindh and Punjab.

Quran Khawani for the departed soul was held at his Gulistan-e-Jauhar residence which was followed by a soul stirring sermon by Mufti Najeeb of Darul-Uloom, Korangi,

Mufti Najeeb spoke on the topic of death and the life thereafter. After the sermon he offered dua for the departed soul and led Maghrib prayers.

Chaudhary Abdul Sattar belonged to Punjab’s city of Gojra but had settled in Nawabshah, Sindh. He has left behind two daughters and sons-in-law Dr Anwar, Principal, Dow College of Dentistry and Kashif Arain, Senior Deputy Director, State Bank of Pakistan.

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