Mushtaq Ahmed (80), a resident of Sultan Park Road in Mandi Mohalla, passed away yesterday at a Government Hospital in city following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife, four sons, three daughters, sons-in-law including Mohammed Ayub and a host of relatives and friends.

Namaz-e-Janaza was held today after Zohar (1.30 pm) at Masjid-e-Dargahi on Sawday Road in Mandi Mohalla, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle, according to family sources.