Shahid Afridi’s father passes away

KARACHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi’s father passed away here on Wednesday following an extended illness, Geo News reported.The family members of the cricketer told the reporters that Sahabzada Fazul Rehman Afridi succumbed to illness. Afridi’s father was not keeping good health for the past many days, that is why, the all-rounder returned home after canceling his foreign tours.The funeral prayers will be offered after Asr prayers while he will be buried in Scot Colony graveyard in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Afridi’s brother Mushtaq Afridi told. – Thenews