Death
Omar's death at the age of 48, (just a week before his 49th birthday), caused severe shock and devastation amongst his supporters. He was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his in-laws' residence in Karachi. Khan's family continues to insist he was murdered, though the authorities still label his death a "suicide". His body was flown from Karachi to Islamabad, and then taken to Abbottabad, where he was buried at his family graveyard. His funeral in Abbottabad witnessed an unprecedented number of attendees for that town. He is survived by a widow and three children.
Omar often recited the touching poem of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's "Hum Dekhain Gay", and this became a regular feature of his political "jalsas" and meetings.
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