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10 December 2016
Muscat: A designer fashion store in Muscat has closed its doors as a mark of respect to its founder, Junaid Jamshed, one of the victims of the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash on Wednesday.
A famous pop star-turned-Islamic-preacher, Junaid Jamshed was on-board the ill-fated PK-661 flight from Islamabad that crashed into mountains near Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing all 47 on board. He was travelling with his wife Nahya Junaid, who also died in the same crash.
Junaid Jamshed owns a number of fashion houses around the world, including in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA, Canada, Oman, and a store is soon due to open in Australia.
His shop in Ruwi, Muscat, was closed today. Management had written a message next to the store’s front door and posted on the store’s Facebook page: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Junaid Jamshed is no longer among us. J. has lost its torchbearer and the world has lost a great human being.
“The J. Family also extends its condolences to all the victims of the crash. May their souls rest in the highest rank of Jannah,” the post read.
One of the staff members at his store in Muscat said that they were shocked and couldn’t believe what had happened, “It was indeed a shock for us, he was obviously the owner of the stores and we were completely shattered, couldn’t even believe what had happened. I met him on several occasions in Pakistan and he was a wonderful person. The shop will be closed for two days and we are praying for his soul.”
A statement on the airline’s website reads: “We regret to inform that PIA’s ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661 from Chitral to Islamabad, carrying 42 persons, was involved in an accident at around 1640 hrs local time today the 7th December, 2016.
“Although no further details of the accident are available at the moment, total number of passengers are 42 and there were 05 crew members.
“PIA is taking all possible measures to help victims’ families and to assist local authorities.”
Expatriates in Oman are in shock after they came to know that the Pakistan air crash claimed the life of the famed-rock star-turned-Muslim evangelist.
Jamshed, 52, was Pakistan’s iconic singer turned preacher and fashion designer. He first gained prominence when he became part of a boy band called ‘Vital Signs’ in 1987. He had a degree in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore.
He launched his fashion clothing range in 2004 to supplement his income after quitting singing.
He opened his first brand outlet in Muscat in 2016 in Ruwi High Street. “His clothing line caters to both men, women and children, and is popular among the Pakistani community around the world. We are still in a shock after his death,” A H Raja, vice chairman of Pakistan Social Club said.
He was a frequent visitor in Oman and wanted to open more shops in Oman and had even performed in Qurum Amphitheatre in early 2000s. “In that time he hinted me that he wanted to quit singing,” Raja recalled.
Another Pakistani living in Oman said, “He had become very famous ever since he sang ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ as a lead singer of Vital Signs. I would like to remember him as an Islamic preacher, which he later turned into, and I would request people to remember him as that as well.
“From ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ to Qaseeda Burdah Shareef, he was a man of my era. We will greatly miss him, he was such an amazing and down to earth person, and involved in various charitable initiatives,” said M. Javed, a businessman.
Muscat: A designer fashion store in Muscat has closed its doors as a mark of respect to its founder, Junaid Jamshed, one of the victims of the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash on Wednesday.
A famous pop star-turned-Islamic-preacher, Junaid Jamshed was on-board the ill-fated PK-661 flight from Islamabad that crashed into mountains near Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing all 47 on board. He was travelling with his wife Nahya Junaid, who also died in the same crash.
Junaid Jamshed owns a number of fashion houses around the world, including in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA, Canada, Oman, and a store is soon due to open in Australia.
His shop in Ruwi, Muscat, was closed today. Management had written a message next to the store’s front door and posted on the store’s Facebook page: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Junaid Jamshed is no longer among us. J. has lost its torchbearer and the world has lost a great human being.
“The J. Family also extends its condolences to all the victims of the crash. May their souls rest in the highest rank of Jannah,” the post read.
One of the staff members at his store in Muscat said that they were shocked and couldn’t believe what had happened, “It was indeed a shock for us, he was obviously the owner of the stores and we were completely shattered, couldn’t even believe what had happened. I met him on several occasions in Pakistan and he was a wonderful person. The shop will be closed for two days and we are praying for his soul.”
A statement on the airline’s website reads: “We regret to inform that PIA’s ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661 from Chitral to Islamabad, carrying 42 persons, was involved in an accident at around 1640 hrs local time today the 7th December, 2016.
“Although no further details of the accident are available at the moment, total number of passengers are 42 and there were 05 crew members.
“PIA is taking all possible measures to help victims’ families and to assist local authorities.”
Expatriates in Oman are in shock after they came to know that the Pakistan air crash claimed the life of the famed-rock star-turned-Muslim evangelist.
Jamshed, 52, was Pakistan’s iconic singer turned preacher and fashion designer. He first gained prominence when he became part of a boy band called ‘Vital Signs’ in 1987. He had a degree in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore.
He launched his fashion clothing range in 2004 to supplement his income after quitting singing.
He opened his first brand outlet in Muscat in 2016 in Ruwi High Street. “His clothing line caters to both men, women and children, and is popular among the Pakistani community around the world. We are still in a shock after his death,” A H Raja, vice chairman of Pakistan Social Club said.
He was a frequent visitor in Oman and wanted to open more shops in Oman and had even performed in Qurum Amphitheatre in early 2000s. “In that time he hinted me that he wanted to quit singing,” Raja recalled.
Another Pakistani living in Oman said, “He had become very famous ever since he sang ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ as a lead singer of Vital Signs. I would like to remember him as an Islamic preacher, which he later turned into, and I would request people to remember him as that as well.
“From ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ to Qaseeda Burdah Shareef, he was a man of my era. We will greatly miss him, he was such an amazing and down to earth person, and involved in various charitable initiatives,” said M. Javed, a businessman.
© Times of Oman 2016
