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Aamir Zaki's family responds to Waqar Zaka's claims of their neglect

Aamir Zaki's family responds to Waqar Zaka's claims of their neglect

On the eve of Aamir Zaki's funeral, Waqar Zaka alleged that his body had been abandoned at Edhi Centre
04 Jun, 2017

On the eve of guitar legend Aamir Zaki's unexpected demise, social media celebrity Waqar Zaka released a video alleging that his body had been abandoned at the Edhi Centre in Karachi's Sohrab Goth area. In the video, Waqar called out Aamir Zaki's family for their "lack of shame" and criticised celebrities and the media for not giving due respect to the acclaimed musician.

In response to his video, Aamir Zaki's nephew Daniyal Sohail went live on Facebook to address this "fake news".

He first shed some light on the facts of his uncle's death. He shared that his housemate Mumtaz said that Aamir Zaki was feeling unwell at 3am on the day of his demise. After being given some medication, he went to bed. When Mumtaz tried to wake him in the afternoon, he did not respond. Mumtaz informed the family and his elder brother Shahid Zaki and his son Zahid Zaki arrived to transfer his body to the Edhi Centre.

Daniyal made clear that Aamir Zaki's body was brought to the Edhi Centre by his nephew Zahid, where his body was admitted to the cold storage to preserve before the funeral.

Talking further about the press and celebrities' presence at his funeral, Daniyal said that his funeral took place at Fajr time the next day, i.e. June 4. It was attended by celebrities, none of whom publicised their presence on social media. He asked Waqar Zaka why he did not come to pay his respects.

"All people knew was that our home was near Zahid Nihari at Tariq Road. But they found the way to our house. We didn't stop anyone from saying his funeral prayers with us. We only barred camerapersons from recording the funeral rites," he shared.

"We were very saddened and disturbed by Waqar Zaka's actions. We had to face various difficulties, got unpleasant calls and were asked all sorts of questions because of him."

Comments

Shujaat Jun 04, 2017 05:11pm
Waqar is a desperado who circles around like a vulture in the society trying to get whatever attention he may
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VILGORSARI Jun 04, 2017 05:49pm
A truly pathetic attention seeker who wouldn't even spare a mourning family as long as he gets his 5 minutes of fame. I am surprised that people actually follow this so called celebrity.
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Farooq Jawed Jun 04, 2017 05:50pm
So sorry for your loss. May your uncle RIP. Also, don't pay attention to attention seekers who are capable of stooping so low as to go under a pregnant ant and it seems that this Zaka fella belongs to this group. These guys just don't let facts get in the way of them getting some cheap publicity. Shameful behaviour indeed.
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sameer Jun 04, 2017 07:16pm
Waqar Zaka should find a job.
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Abdullah Jun 04, 2017 08:03pm
Carlos Santana of Pakistan.....RIP bro...God Bless U...Waqar Sb plz chill...
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Skkk Jun 04, 2017 09:42pm
Its a family matter and should not be commented upon further. Waqar or anyone has nothing doing with it unless he can prove family association/relationship.
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saeeds Jun 04, 2017 10:29pm
In short people of media show some respect to human . Well said kid
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United Jun 05, 2017 12:27am
Waqar Zaka needs to understand to respect others otherwise what goes round comes around and he will be one day a news and late.
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Fawad Jun 05, 2017 01:27am
Theek maar partee hai waqar zaka ko...boss main nay kiya kia hai...
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ike Jun 05, 2017 04:55am
Waqar Zaka has no credibility. He is good at one thing, spreading sensation that is based on nothing. This man should be in Jail.
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Feroze Danish Jun 05, 2017 06:29am
Waqar Zaka - A true 'SICK' man ......
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mo Jun 05, 2017 07:24am
one of the biggest problems with Pakistan, guys like Amir Zaki leave us too soon and guys like Waqar Zaka never leave.
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Boss Jun 05, 2017 08:30am
Boss, mainay aap ko bola kya hai?
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Ali Jun 05, 2017 09:30am
Waqar plz grow up.............
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Ot-teri Jun 05, 2017 10:48am
Waqar "trimmer lao" Zaka is just an attention seeker.
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SAJJAD RAZZA Jun 05, 2017 11:16am
Good Job Daniyal, you did the right thing and it was incisive and necessary move. This guy is repulsive and disgusting.
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ed Jun 05, 2017 01:00pm
Rest in Peace Amir Zaki. Condolences to the family and fans. Let us ignore irritants and pray for Amir Zaki's bakhshish by the Almighty.
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