Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi laid to rest in Karachi

KARACHI: Renowned writer, humourist and satirist Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi was laid to rest in Karachi on Thursday.

Yusufi passed away on Wednesday following a protracted illness.

A large number of people from different walks of life attended his funeral prayers, which were offered at DHA’s Sultan Masjid after Zuhr.

The 95-year-old writer had reportedly been suffering from pneumonia and was being treated at a local hospital in Karachi.

Born in 1923 in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India, Yusufi migrated to Karachi in 1956 where he started working in a bank. He also served as the head of several national and international governmental and financial institutions

Some of his outstanding works include ‘Chirag Talay’, ‘Andhera’, ‘Hakim Badhan’ and ‘Aab-i-Gum’.

Yusufi was also awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1999 and the Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 2002.