KARACHI: The spokesman of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) said that t Namaz-e-Janaza of late Siraj Kassam Teli (SI), Chairman Businessmen Group, former President KCCI & Director Pakistan Beverage Limited (Pepsi Cola), who passed away in Dubai on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 due to cardiac arrest, will be held on Thursday, 10th December 2020 at 10:00AM at Masjid e Saheem, Cantonent Board Khayaban-e-Rahat, Phase-6, DHA, Karachi.
The businessman had been diagnosed with pneumonia and was under-treatment at a hospital in the Emirates.
Born in 1953, Teli graduated from Karachi’s Government Commerce College in 1974. The businessman was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the government in 2011.
Teli was known for raising voice for the rights of business and industrial community of Karachi. Known for his blunt remarks whether it was about law and order or Karachi’s law and order, Teli never shied away from speaking the truth, his colleagues say.