Farooq Pasha (67), retired JK Tyres Ltd. employee and a resident of Rajivnagar 1st Stage, passed away yesterday afternoon at a private hospital in city following brief illness.

He leaves behind his wife, two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.

Namaz-e-Janaza was held yesterday after Isha prayers at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle.