Islamabad,
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senior leader and former interior minister Rehman Malik passed away in the age of 70 on Wednesday morning after severely ill after contraction with coronavirus in Islamabad. He is survived by his widow and two sons.
According to his spokesperson Riaz Ali Turi confirmed the news on his official Twitter handle. “Deeply devasted to say that former interior minister, PPP’s senior leader Abdul Rehman Malik passed away,” he said.
Deeply devasted to say that Former Interior Minister, PPP' senior leader Abdul Rehman Malik passed away. Sorrow, pain and grief are indescribable. All are requested to pray for his soul.
— Riaz Ali Turi (@RiazToori) February 22, 2022
Earlier this month, Malik was shifted to a private hospital, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for treatment of lung complications, which he developed after contracting Covid-19.
Malik was a senator for the PPP and had served as the interior minister for the country from 2008 to 2013.
The news of the former minister’s demise going to public, politicians offer their condolences to the micro-blogging site.
PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif expressed his “condolences and profound sympathies to the bereaved family and the PPP leadership.”
Deeply saddened to learn about the passing of PPP leader Rehman Malik. May Allah Almighty rest his soul in peace! I extend my heartfelt condolences and profound sympathies to the bereaved family and the PPP leadership.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) February 23, 2022
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed grief and deep sorrow over Malik’s demise and said the former minister had “always practiced politics of honesty and principles.”
پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کا پی پی پی سینٹرل ایگزیکٹو کمیٹی کے رکن رحمان ملک کے انتقال پر اظہار افسوس
چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کا رحمان ملک کے بلندی درجات اور لواحقین کے لئے صبر جمیل کی دعا@BBhuttoZardari
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) February 23, 2022
PPP senior leader Sherry Rehman also offered her condolences.
انا للہ وانا الیہ راجعون
سابق وزیر داخلہ، پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے سینئر رہنما سینیٹر رحمان ملک کے انتقال پرشدید رنج ہوا-
اللہ تعالی ان کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلی مقام عطا فرمائے اور لواحقین کو صبر جمیل عطا فرمائے آمین pic.twitter.com/8r4OWKTknp— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) February 23, 2022
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid also expressed sorrow over PPP senior leader Rehman’s demise.
سابق وزیر داخلہ و رہنما پیپلز پارٹی رحمن ملک کے انتقال پر دکھ اورافسوس کااظہار کرتا ہوں
رحمن ملک کے لواحقین اور خاندان کے دیگر افراد کے کیساتھ اظہار تعزیت
رحمن ملک کی رحلت کی خبر سن کر دکھ ہوا۔ خاندان کے غم میں برابر کے شریک ہیں۔
1/2— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) February 23, 2022
This post was originally published on VOSA.