Zakira Begum (64), wife of late K.R. Shariff and a resident of Rajivnagar, passed away this morning at her residence.

A retired Second Division Assistant at the Irrigation Department in KRS, she leaves behind one daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road after Asar (5 pm), followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle, according to family sources.