Tag: Dies

HEBRON - A Palestinian teenager shot by settlers near the southern West Bank town of Hebron died of his wounds overnight and mourners clashed with Israeli troops at his funeral on Saturday. Yusef Ikhlil, 17, was shot in the head on Friday and taken in critical condition to Hebron's Al-Ahly hospital where he was put on life support.
He died at around midnight, Palestinian police said. Thousands of mourners attended his funeral on Saturday, and some threw stones at a nearby Israeli

LAHORE - A woman, Munawar Bibi, died of shock on Wednesday after hearing about her brother's death in Tuesday's suicide bombing near Urdu Bazaar. Samanabad's SHO's gunman, Haji Tabdeel Hussain, was killed while he was on duty as at a police checkpost near Urdu Bazaar on Tuesday. Hussain's sister Munawar came to know about the death of her brother on Wednesday. She immediately fell unconscious and later died of the shock.

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR - A former ISI official known as the "godfather" of the Afghan Taliban, Col (r) Sultan Amir Tarar - commonly known as Col Imam, died of a heart attack in the custody of North Waziristan based militants linked with the Taliban, nearly 10 months after his abduction.
Sources said the Taliban had confirmed his death but claimed that Imam had died in Khost province of Afghanistan. "His body is being brought to Shawal Valley in North Waziristan and may be handed over

LAHORE - Pakistan's oldest surviving Test cricketer Mohammad Aslam Khokar breathed his last here at a local hospital after a prolonged illness. Khokar was a member of the touring side led by Abdul Hafeez Kardar on the historic tour to England in 1954.
He played one Test and stood as an umpire in three Test matches as well. Khokar was 91 years old. PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt, COO Subhan Ahmad and PCB management condoled the sad demise of Aslam Khokhar.

LONDON - British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who was once described by Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world," has died at the age of 64.
The distinguished character actor passed away in hospital Sunday after a long battle with cancer, according to longtime friend Andrew Richardson. Spielberg used Postlethwaite twice, in "Amistad" and "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." In 2007, the actor disputed Spielberg's high praise, telling, "I'm sure what Spielberg actually

MOSCOW - Boney M frontman Bobby Farrell was found dead in his hotel room in St. Petersburg on Thursday, the day after a performance in the city where the band rose to stardom in the Soviet era, his agent said on Thursday.
"He did a show last night as part of Bobby Farrell's Boney M and they found him this morning dead in his hotel room,
" agent John Seine told Reuters by telephone from the Netherlands. Farrell was 61. "He did not feel well last night, and was having problems

NEW YORK - Billy Taylor, a leading jazz musician and composer who introduced the genre to wider audiences as a TV broadcaster, teacher and booster of new talent, died in New York of heart failure at the age of 89.
The Kennedy Center for the performing arts in Washington, DC, where Taylor had been the artistic director for jazz since 1994, called him "a great statesman and ambassador for jazz throughout the world."
"We are grateful for Dr Taylor's devotion, friendship and

LAHORE - The president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Okara died here on Monday at the Doctors Hospital allegedly because of negligence by the doctors. He was under treatment at the hospital for some respiratory disorder.
The hospital is situated with the Johar Town Police precincts. The outraged relatives of the deceased thrashed the doctors and vandalised the hospital premises. The deceased Chaudhary Mehar, according to deceased's son Zahid, had been brought to

LOS ANGELES - R&B singer and songwriter Teena Marie, best known for the hit 1980s singles "Lovergirl" and "Ooo La La La", died at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, at the age of 54. Her friend, percussionist Sheila E wrote on Twitter that Teena Marie had a history of seizures.
Teena Marie, whose real name was Mary Brockert, was one of the rare white performers to enjoy crossover success on America's black music charts.
A protegee of funk singer Rick James, she signed with

GUJRANWALA - A two-year-old infant was killed when he fell down from the lap of his mother at a speed breaker near Awan Chowk.
Reportedly, a couple was going towards the bypass road near Awan Chowk when their motorcycle received a jump at a speed breaker as a result of which their two-year-old infant fell down from the lap of his mother and got seriously injured.
The couple rushed the baby to hospital but he breathed his last on his way due to excessive bleeding. It is

PESHAWAR: Maulana Wali Ullah Kabalgrami, teacher of Tehrik Taliban Swat chief Maulana Fazal Ullah, died after a prolonged illness in a hospital here on Wednesday.
Maulana Kabalgrami had been in the custody of the security forces for the last one and a half year. He had been associated with the banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah Muhammadi Buner since long and was one of the close aides of Maulana Soofi Muhammad.
The body of Maulana Kabalgrami was handed over to his relatives.

LAHORE: Jameela (23), who was allegedly burned alive by her husband and in-laws on October 9, died in Mayo Hospital on Friday and her family staged a protest in front of the Lahore Press Club.
According to the police, Kamran married Jameela five years ago and had been living with her in a rented house in Millat Park. Police said Kamran wanted to marry a second time and had been trying to persuade Jameela, but she would have none of it.
On October 9, Kamran took Jameela to

LAHORE: For Niaz Ahmed, his dream of seeing his grandson join the police was never fulfilled. Niaz Ahmed, son of Khushi Muhammad, arrived at the CM House at around 10am on Tuesday, and waited there to speak to the CM, for about half an hour, before he suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly.
The 68-year-old had apparently come to see the CM for a meeting so that he could request him to help employ his grandson in the police. The man originally hailed from Mandi

BERLIN
Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup for his flawless record in predicting game results, has died peacefully in his sleep, his German aquarium said on Tuesday.
"Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight," the aquarium said in a statement.
"He appears to have passed away peacefully

LAHORE
At least one person died and three others sustained injuries in a stampede which occurred after a police baton charge to control unruly flood victims during the issuance of Watan Cards in Nawabshah on Tuesday, a private TV channel reported.
According to the report, during the distribution of Watan Cards at DC High School, Nawabshah, a few flood victims tried to enter the premises by jumping over the walls, which created disturbances in the crowd. The police started