MIAN CHANNU: Funeral prayer of famous scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son, Asim Jamil, would be offered on Monday evening after Isha in Mian Channu, Bol News reported.
Preparations for the funeral prayer are underway. Friends, relatives and others are visiting house of the renowned scholar to mourn death of his younger son.
Elder brother of Asim Jamil, Yousaf Jamil said that his brother had been suffering from depression since his childhood and the condition had exacerbated in recent months. He said that unfortunately his brother was alone at home at the time of incident. He said Asim Jamil took gun from the security guard and shot himself.
DPO Khanewal Rana Umar Farooq Salamat confirmed that Asim Jamil was shot dead, saying he got a bullet in his chest. “Nephew of Tariq Jamil has claimed that Asim Jameel shot himself,” Salamat added.
Meanwhile, police have also initiated an investigation of the incident, he added.
The news of Maulana Tariq Jameel’s son murder spread like a fire in the jungle and all electronic media broke the news at once and covered the sad story in their main bulletins.
Initially, it was reported that Asim Jamil was shot dead by unknown persons on Sunday. The police said that they were probing into the incident and seeing the reasons behind the killing. They said that Asim Jamil’s body was shifted to Tulamba Hospital.
On the other hand, Maulana Tariq Jamil took to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm the demise of his son.
“My son Asim Jamil passed away today in Tulamba. This accidental death has made the atmosphere mournful,” he wrote.
