Nawab of Junagarh Muhammad Jahangir passes away

Nawab of Junagarh Muhammad Jahangir Khanji passed away on Thursday, confirmed by Naib Dewan of Junagarh State Moeen Khan. 

Nawab Jahangir was admitted to a private hospital where he passed away today. 

After the Maghrib prayer today, funeral prayers for the Nawab of Junagarh will be offered. Jahangir has left mother, widow and two children to mourn his death.

The title "Nawab of Junagarh" or "Junagarh" refers to the former lineage of kings who presided over the princely Junagarh State under the British Raj, which is today known as the Junagarh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Further, it must be noted that Junagarh was a princely state and at the time of partition over 550 states were given the choice to join either Pakistan or India. The nawab of Junagarh decided to join Pakistan.

The new political map of Pakistan, which includes the regions of Jammu & Kashmir and a portion of Ladakh, was approved and made public by Pakistan on August 5, 2020. On the map, Pakistan also included the Indian Gujarat cities of Junagadh, Manavadar, and Sir Creek.