Maulana Taqi Usmani will lead the funeral prayers of renowned religious scholar Junaid Jamshed after Friday prayers (Tomorrow), according to reports.
Earlier, rumours were rife that Maulana Tariq Jamil will lead the funeral prayers.
According to media reports, the funeral prayers will be held in Dar ul Aloom, Korangi, Karachi.
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Pop singer turned religious leader Junaid Jamshed and wife have been killed along with 46 others in PIA PK-661 plane crash near Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Jamshed was travelling to Islamabad on the ill-fated PIA plane from Chitral where he had gone on a preaching tour.
At least 48 passengers have been feared dead as a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Chitral has reportedly crashed on its flight to Islamabad.
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Flight PK-661 with 48 passengers went missing near Abbottabad while it was on its way to Islamabad.
The flight departed from Chitral around 3:30pm and was expected to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport at around 4:40pm.
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