Tributes paid to "kind, gentle, brilliant" Nadeem

Family, friends and colleagues of the late Nadeem Soomro packed into Shaw House to remember and celebrate the life of the 47-year-old father of two who made such an extraordinary contribution to public life.
Mr Soomro collapsed on New Year’s Eve at his Wash Common home and died from a heart attack en route to hospital.
IT specialist Mr Soomro was a founder member of West Berks Minority Ethnic Forum and director of Empowering West Berkshire, a former chairman of the Police Independent Advisory Group and a member of Thames Valley Crown Prosecution Service Advisory Group.
He was also a devout muslim and active member of the Newbury mosque who was devoted to his wife Waheeda and children Omar and Rabia.
His friend and forum colleague Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera, who helped organise Saturday’s service, said it was “humbling” to see so many people there.
Among those paying their respects on Saturday were Newbury MP Richard Benyon, West Berkshire Council chief executive Nick Carter, council chairman Adrian Edwards (Con, Falkland), police area commander for West Berkshire Supt Robin Rickard, deputy Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire Dr Christina Hill-Williams.
A recurring theme was Mr Soomro’s “immense integrity,” sense of humour and tireless work for equality and fairness.
Communications and events manager for Greenham Common Trust, Julian May, said: “What struck me more than anything was his overwhelming belief in fairness and charity. He was a gentle, kind, brilliant man and I never saw him lose his temper, not once, despite there being many occasions where he had every right to.”
Mr Carter, fondly recalled Mr Soomro’s love of fine Bangladeshi and Pakistani cuisine and described him as a friend and mentor.
Supt Rickard vowed to continue with community initiatives he had worked on with Mr Soomro.
Another friend, Shizad Nadeem, said: “He was both a thinker and a doer - a good man who spent his time looking after the community and his family.”
Mr Uduwerage-Perera said: “It’s humbling to see the amount of people here today. Now it’s up to us to take his message and his legacy forward into the future.”