KARACHI: Former Sindh chief minister Aftab Shaban Mirani has passed away after a prolonged illness, his family confirmed on Saturday.
The family said that Mirani’s funeral prayers will take place tonight (Saturday) at 10pm at Masjid Bait-ul-Islam, located in Defence Phase-IV, Karachi.
He will be laid to rest at the Gizri Graveyard, his family added.
Mirani was a senior political figure and had served as the Sindh chief minister in 1990. He had also served as a defence minister during then-premier Benazir Bhutto’s tenure from 1993 to 1996.
Mirani was elected as a member of the National Assembly several times on the ticket of the Pakistan People’s Party.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed deep grief over the passing of Mirani, describing him as a close associate of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto and a devoted PPP stalwart.
