Sajjad laid to rest in Mola Madad graveyard.

KARACHI -- Twelve-year-old Sajjad son of Adalat Khan was laid to rest with heavy hearts in a local graveyard on Saturday morning. The funeral prayers were attended by a large number of family members, neighbours and acquaintances.

The funeral prayers were offered after the morning prayer near Wakeel Hotel, Quaidabad, after which the burial took place in Mola Madad graveyard. Sajjad's father Adalat Khan, while talking to the media, said that he drives a rickshaw for a living and worked hard to fulfil the academic needs of his son. Sajjad's result came out a couple of days earlier and he passed his class. He said he was bringing new books for Sajjad when we received the news of his death in a police encounter. Throwing books aside, he rushed to the hospital only to learn that his 12-year-old was no more. He demanded justice from the government.

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