Governor-KP expresses grief over death of Senator Rehman Malik
ISLAMABAD/Peshawar
Senior politician and former interior minister Rehman Malik passed away at the age of 70 on Wednesday morning.
The PPP senator had been hospitalised in Islamabad as he had developed COVID-19-related complications and his lungs had been severely affected, his spokesperson, Riaz Ahmad Turi, had said.
He is survived by his widow and two sons. Malik had tested positive for coronavirus around almost a month ago. He was put on the ventilator after his health condition deteriorated due to the virus-related complications.
The PPP senator, who had received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Karachi, served as the interior minister of the country from 2008 to 2013. He was one of the closest aides of former premier Benazir Bhutto.
Meanwhile, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Shah Farman expressed profound shock and sadness over the demise of former interior minister and leader of PPP Senator Rehman Malik.
Senior leader of PPP and former Home Minister Rehman Malik was admitted to the hospital in Islamabad after being infected with Covid-19. He was 70 years old.
In his condolence statement issued here on Wednesday, Shah Farman conveyed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty for forgiveness of the deceased and patience for the bereaved.
