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LAHORE, Sep 02 (APP):The maternal uncle of Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan and brother of Minister of State Malik Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Haji Hanif Khan, passed away.
The late Haji Hanif Khan was the father of MPA Malik Ahmad Saeed Khan and Malik Ahmad Raees Khan.
His funeral prayer was held in Fatahpur, Kasur, on Tuesday and led by Qari Sohaib Meer Muhammadi. Thousands of people from political, social, and religious circles attended, along with a large number of locals.
Prominent among those who attended the funeral were former Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan and Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir. MPAs present included Iftikhar Ahmad Chhachhar, Noorul Amin Wattoo, Khan Bahadur, Mian Imran Javed, Rashid Minhas, Ahmar Bhatti, Rana Rashid, Sardar Rashid Tufail, Haji Naeem Safdar Ansari, Malik Asif Baha, Chaudhry Arif Gul, Junaid Safdar Sahi, Chaudhry Ilyas Khan, and Rana Arshad.
Others in attendance were Advisor to the Prime Minister Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Advisor to the Prime Minister Asim Naseer, former MPA Baba Rasheed Bhatti, PML-N leader Tahir Jutt, Advocate Munir Bhatti, and other senior League leaders.
From the Punjab Assembly, Secretary General Chaudhry Amir Habib, Secretary Parliamentary Affairs Khalid Mahmood, Principal Secretary to the Speaker Imad Hussain Bhalli, Director Media Rao Majid Ali, and other officers and staff participated.
Deputy Commissioner Kasur, DPO Kasur, officers of the district administration, religious scholars, and a large number of local citizens also attended the funeral prayer.
The participants prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and for patience and strength for the bereaved family.