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Former Karachi Nazim Niamatullah Khan dies at 90

Former Karachi Nazim Niamatullah Khan dies at 90
February 26, 2020
KARACHI (92 News) – Former Karachi and senior Jamat-e-Islami leader Nazim Naimatullah Khan has died at the age of 90 years on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson of Jamat-e-Islami, Naimatullah Khan has passed away after prolonged illness. He was under-treatment in Clifton’s private hospital. The spokesperson said that the decision of announcement regarding funeral prayers will be held after consultations with the family. JI chief Sirajul Haq termed the death of Nematullah Khan as a great loss for Karachi and the party, saying that his inner and outer was beautiful. Sindh Governor also expressed sorrow over demise of the former City Nazim and said that his efforts in the construction and development of Karachi could not be forgotten. Imran Ismail also prayed for the forgiveness of Niamatullah Khan, the elevation of the rank and patience of the relatives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xHMay6jmmo Naimthullah Khan was born 1 October 1930 at Ajmer in Rajasthan.  His father, Abdul Shakoor Khan, used to work for the Railways department while his mother, Bismillah Begum, was a housewife. His father passed away in 1940 and the family moved to Karachi in 1947. At the age of 15, Nematullah Khan was an activist of the Tehreek-e-Pakistan, was attending the “All India Muslim Legislators Conference” under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam. After migrating to Pakistan, he graduated from Punjab University, got a Master’s degree in Persian Literature from the University of Karachi. Khan went on to complete his double MA in journalism and Persian along with LLB. He even served as a stenographer for Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, the first elected Karachi mayor. He was the first Nazim of Karachi after the devolution plan under former president Pervez Musharraf regime. He belongs to Jamaat-e-Islami being inspired by the thoughts of Abul A'la Maududi and Naeem Siddiqui. He was the city nazim of Karachi from August 2001 to June 2005. Naimatullah Khan was elected City Nazim in 2001. Nematullah Khan succeeded in getting an amount of Rs2900 Million for reconstruction of Karachi, city council approved various projects such as 18 flyovers over major roads, six underpasses, two signal-free roads and a huge water supply scheme for the people of Karachi. It was for the first time in the history of Karachi that all the stake holders in Karachi were incorporated for the developmental work in Karachi. The Karachi development plan comprised signal-free main roads, many fly overs, underpasses and the replacement of many water and sewerage lines. Naimthullah Khan resigned from his office in June 2005, and was not re-elected in Pakistan's next 2005 local city elections.