KARACHI: Muhammad Tariq, the elder brother of Dawn’s senior reporter Tahir Siddiqui, died of sudden cardiac arrest late on Sunday night. He was 61.

The deceased left behind three daughters, two sons and three grandchildren, besides five brothers and four sisters.

An acclaimed boxer, Tariq joined Pakistan Navy as a boxer in 1976. He bagged a gold medal in the Asian Junior Boxing Championship in 1978. He won gold in the 1980 Pakistan Navy Championship and emerged silver medallist in the 1978 National Boxing Championship. He thrice won bronze medal in the Pakistan National Games, in 1978, 1980 and 1982.

Tariq, who was awarded the Pakistan Navy colour in 1980, also stood second in the Golden Jubilee Celebration Games in 1982 and third in the 59th Punjab Olympic Sport Championship in 1982.

His Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered on Tuesday at the Rehmania Masjid Asifabad, Street no 1, Asifabad Greentown after Asr prayers and he will be buried at Airport Graveyard near Jinnah Terminal.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2021

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