Syed Areeb, who was killed in the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week, was laid to rest in Karachi on Monday.Areeb has been laid to rest in the Sakhi Hassan cemetery
KARACHI (Pakistan Point News / NNI - 25th March, 2019) Syed Areeb, who was killed in the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week, was laid to rest in Karachi on Monday.Areeb has been laid to rest in the Sakhi Hassan cemetery. His funeral prayers were offered at the Sangam Ground located in Dastagir-9, FB Area. Thousands of people, including Dr Farooq Sattar and Arshad Vohra, attended his last rites.Representatives of different political parties attended the funeral while holding their party flags.
The flags were hoisted at the ground in the run up to the funeral which gave the funeral the sight of a political rally."It's a funeral of a martyr," said Areeb's father, Syed Ayaz, addressing the gathering. "I demand the government establish a university as my son's memorial." MQM-P's Amir Khan supported the demand."It is an honor to cast the last look at a martyr's face," Areeb's uncle, Muzaffar Khan said. "It's a tragedy that can never be recompensed," he said.
The officials in Pakistan and New Zealand cooperated with us, he added.Areeb is one of the 50 victims of the Christchurch terror attack and one of the nine Pakistanis killed. On March 24, his body was handed over to the Pakistani authorities in New Zealand. The body was brought back on board Emirates flight EK-600. Among other political figures, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail received the body at the Karachi airport. "Terrorism has no religion," Ismail said.
"The wave of extremism against islam is underway across the world."Those who reached the airport include Sindh Local Bodies Minister Saeed Ghani, Karachi mayor Wasim Akhtar and Khawaja Izhar. They lauded the New Zealand premier on handling the tragedy well.Two days ago, eight other Pakistanis were laid to rest in New Zealand. At least 20 family members of the victims flew to New Zealand to attend the funerals, which were attended by over 5,000 people, according to Pakistan's Foreign Office. NNI
