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Former Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani Passes Away
- On Wednesday, Pakistan Peoples Party senior leader Agha Siraj Durrani died in Karachi at age 72 after a brief ailment.
- Doctors said Agha Siraj Durrani suffered a brain haemorrhage and was hospitalised at a private hospital in Karachi, remaining unconscious until doctors confirmed his passing.
- Agha Siraj Durrani built a long career in Sindh politics starting in the 1980s, first elected as an MPA in 1988 and known for loyalty to the Pakistan Peoples Party .
- National and provincial leaders issued condolences as President Zardari expressed deep sorrow and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called Durrani principled and loyal.
- Colleagues say his passing ends an era in Sindh politics, as Agha Siraj Durrani's roots in Shikarpur's Garhi Yasin Tehsil and education at St Patrick's High School, Karachi, and Sindh Muslim Government Law College shaped his legacy in Sindh politics.
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President, PM, other political leaders express deep sorrow, grief over his death
Former Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani passes away at 72
PPP leader and former speaker of the Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani passed away on Wednesday at the age of 72, according to a statement by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. In a statement issued by the Sindh CM House, Shah expressed deep sorrow and grief over Durrani’s passing. Murad called Durrani “a sincere, loyal and principled leader of the party, saying he played an important role in strengthening the Sindh Assembly and stabilising de…
Senior politician Agha Siraj Durrani passes away in Karachi at age 72.Durrani remains prominent figure in Sindh's political landscape. Political leadership praises deceased's role in strengthening democracy.
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