PM,President condoles over demise
KARACHI
Governor Sindh Justice (retd) Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui passed away on Wednesday, according to a spokesman of Governor House.
The Governor was admitted to a private hospital just days after taking the oath. At the time it was reported that he was suffering from a chest infection and breathing problems, however, the Governor House spokesman had stressed that the ailment was not serious and that the Governor was out of danger.
Justice (retd) Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui was appointed Governor after it was decided to replace Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan during a meeting between President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Geo News had reported earlier.
He was the 31st Governor of Sindh. He was 79 years of age and left behind a widow and a son.
Zaman had served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from July 1999 till December 2005. During the rule of former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, Zaman had refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).
In 2008 he also ran as a presidential candidate from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Speaker Sindh Assembly appointed acting Governor
After the death of Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani has been appointed as acting Governor of Sindh.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed deep grief over the sad demise of Governor Sindh.
