Ghufran Ashraf Batch ‘83-84; ISB Marriott Casualty
Posted by admin on September 22, 2008
One of casualties in the Islamabad Marriott blast was Ghufran Ashraf of Batch ‘83-84. (Electrical, I think.)
Inna Lilla Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’oon
An operating systems expert, Ghufran worked with HP and was in Islamabad on a day trip for business. Khalid Raza, a batchmate of his now based in Silicon Valley, remembered him yesterday as “a very decent guy; and very intelligent–the kind of person who would not really attend classes much, but still score in the 90s in his exams”. Ghufran spent five or six years in the US and then moved back to Pakistan. He is survived by his wife and five children, from sixteen to two and a half years.
Ghufran’s janazah was scheduled for this morning (September 22). Please pray for him and keep his family, too in your prayers. You can leave any further information you may have in the comments section, including how fellow NEDians and friends can reach out and support his family. We will try to do follow-up posts if we can.
Ghufran was my best friend since school period. We lived together in Dubai and USA since long time. Gufran educate me a lot about Islam and always guide me on the right direction of living principals. He was a shafeeq Dad, excellent Husband, Nice son, good Brother, best friend and so on. he creates a big gap in our community and may Allah provide him a nice place in Jannah (Ameen)
Regards
Haris Abdullah