Ex-JPMC chief Dr Seemin Jamali passes away in Karachi

KARACHI: Dr Seemin Jamali, former executive director of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), passed away on Saturday evening after a protracted illness.

Dr Jamali was under treatment at a private hospital in Karachi where she was taken after her health deteriorated.

In a statement, her husband Dr AR Jamali said she was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi around eight days ago where she breathed her last at 7:30pm today. She was 61 years old, he added.

She has left behind her husband, Dr AR Jamali and two sons, Omar Jamali and Baber Jamali, Memon said.

According to a condolence reference, Seemin Jamali’s funeral prayers will be held at the JPMC mosque at Asr today (Sunday).

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