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ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and distinguished writer, Senator Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui, was laid to rest at the H-11 graveyard in Islamabad on Tuesday evening.
The funeral prayers were led by Hafiz Naseem Khalil. A large number of family members, relatives, and dignitaries attended the funeral prayers.
The funeral prayers of the late senator were attended by his sons, Imran Siddiqui and Nauman Siddiqui, and his brother Shahid Siddiqui. A large number of dignitaries and citizens joined the prayers, including federal ministers Azam Nazeer Tarar, Ahsan Iqbal, Attaullah Tarar, Amir Muqam, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Hanif Abbasi, and Chaudhry Salik Hussain.
Deputy Chairman Senate Syedal Khan Nasir, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, and Parliamentary Secretary Daniyal Chaudhry were also present. Members of Parliament, PML-N workers, journalists, writers, teachers, students, and people from various walks of life attended in large numbers to pay their respects.
Senator Siddiqui, who was serving as the Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League in the Senate, passed away Monday night due to complications related to breathing difficulties.
Expressions of grief poured in from across the country. PML-N Chairman Raja Zafar ul Haq, NIRC Chairman Justice Shaukat Siddiqui, Rehmatul-Lil-Alameen Authority Chairman Khurshid Nadeem, MNA Anjum Aqeel, Major (R) Aamir, and senior Faisalabad Chamber member Hafiz Shafiq Kashif were among those who conveyed condolences.
Since his passing, a steady stream of prominent personalities from diverse fields has visited the bereaved family to offer sympathy and share in their sorrow.