JSQM chief Bashir Qureshi’s body sent to Ratodero after autopsy

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JSQM chief Bashir Qureshi’s body sent to Ratodero after autopsy
LARKANA: The body of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM ) chairman Bashir Qureshi has been sent to his hometown Ratodero for funeral after an autopsy, Geo News reported.

According to sources, the postmortem was conducted by police surgeon Dr Safihullah Abbasi at Chandka Medical Hospital, Larkana. After the autopsy, Dr Abbasi said that the obtained samples have been sent to the laboratory for chemical analysis.

The cause of Bashir Qureshi’s death would be known only after the laboratory results come out, the surgeon added.

A shocked JSQM leadership decided to have him autopsied as the party had rejected cardiac arrest as the cause of their chief’s demise, demanding a thorough investigation into his mysterious death.

Chairman JSQM Bashir Qureshi could not survive a cardiac arrest and died at the age of 54. He would be laid to rest in Mubarak Shah graveyard in his hometown. He left behind a widow, three daughters, and four sons.

Bashir Qureshi breathed his last in Sakrand, Nawabshah, where he suffered a heart attack at one of his friends residence. Qureshi was rushed to the hospital, after having massive chest pains, but he died on the way.

A party leader Sarfaraz Memon told Geo News that Qureshi was not feeling well while he was visiting Dardi Magsi, a small town near Sakrand, to attend a death anniversary.

Cohorts started amassing at both of his residences in Ratodero, his hometown, and Gulshan-e-Hadeed Karachi.

According to his relatives and close associates he had a history of hypertensive disease.

Many cities across Sindh are observing complete shutter down and wheel-jam after Bashir Qureshi passed away late Friday night.

According to sources, businesses and transport are closed after JSQM announced mourning for three days across Sindh. Ratodero, Nawabshah, Padedan, Khairpur, Radhan, Sukkur, Badin, Matli, Tando Bago and many other cities gave deserted look while transport was also absent from the roads.

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Hyderabad cancelled the 9th grade Urdu paper in Dadu, Badin, Nawabshah, Tando Mohammad Khan, Matiari, Thatta, Jamshoro and Tando Allahyar districts.

The English paper of 9th grade was also cancelled in all Larkana districts due to the demise of Chairman BISE Larkana, Prof Muhammad Daud Memon.

The cancelled examinations are rescheduled on April 17.