PCB Chairman, Lt. General Tauqir Zia, has condoled the deaths of the wife of former Test Cricketer and current Test Umpire Mohammad Nazir Jr. and the elder brother of Prof. Siraj-ul-Islam Bokhari, Hony, Secretary KCCA.

In a message conveyed to Mohammad Nazir Jr., the message said, please accept on the behalf of all officials of PCB and my own behalf our sincere condolences on the sad demise of your wife.

In another message sent to Prof. Siraj-ul-Islam Bokhari, Hony, Secretary KCCA, he also condoled the death of his elder brother Saif-ul-Islam Bokhari. The message said, Please accept deep condolence on the passing away of your elder brother, on behalf of all officials in PCB and my own behalf.

Meanwhile a number of senior officials of PCB visited the resident of Mohammad Nazir Jr. in Lahore to offer their condolence on the passing away of his wife and attended the funeral.


Khalid Butt
Media Manager
21 August 2001

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