Karachi: Pakistan’s oldest Olympian Zafar Ahmad Khan died at the age of 93 after prolonged illness.
Zafar Ahmad Khan, born on 14 December 1929, was a member of the Pakistan hockey team that participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and represented Pakistan Customs.
Olympian Zafar Ahmad Khan’s funeral prayer will be offered at Masjid Ibrahim Block A North Nazimabad on Sunday after Zuhr Namaz.
Meanwhile, PHF President Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and Secretary General Haider Hussain expressed deep sorrow over the death of Olympian Zafar Ahmad Khan and prayed for forgiveness.
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