Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, former defence minister, passes away
Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, former defence minister and chairman Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passed away at his Lahore residence on Tuesday, aged 74.
His funeral prayers were offered after Zuhr at the T-Block mosque in Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority on Wednesday.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, Ch Mukhtar had served as the defence minister in the former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet.
As being reported, Earlier this month he had been admitted to the Shalimar Hospital, a health facility he and his family helped to develop.
He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and undergone surgery in the United States some time ago.
His funeral prayers were offered after Zuhr at the T-Block mosque in Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority on Wednesday.
PPP leadership and many others have extended condolence messages on social media on the sad demise of Chaudry Ahmed Mukhtar.
ان کا انتقال سے بہت غمزدہ ہوں، ہم ان کی کمی کو ہمیشہ محسوس کریں گے: بلاول بھٹو زرداری
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) November 25, 2020
دعاگو ہوں، اللہ تعالیٰ مرحوم کو اپنے جوار رحمت اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے: بلاول بھٹو زرداری
پی پی پی چیئرمین نے سوگوار خاندان سے دلی تعزیت کا اظہار اور ان کے لیئے صبرِ جمیل کی دعا کی ہے
Extremely sorry to hear about sad demise of Ch Ahmad Mukhtar,he was not well for quite sometime we used to have debates on coffee with late Khaled Kharral both were centre forwards of PPP and important players of Pak politics both are no more …. will be missed … RIP sir….
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 25, 2020
Very sorry and sad to lose Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar. He was a fine man, solid friend and party loyalist, held many offices in the PPP, including party Secretary General. Praying for his soul and family in their grief. 🙏 اللّٰہ پاک ان کو جنت الفردوس میں اعلی مقام عطا فرمائے آمین pic.twitter.com/Q4LA0rewiv
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) November 25, 2020
Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar – Former Defence Minister & Chairman PIA, breathed his last today. May Allah rest his soul in heaven. On behalf of CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik & PIA Family, we express deepest condolences to his friends & kins. pic.twitter.com/HT9xd7GnXq
— PIA (@Official_PIA) November 25, 2020
Born in Lahore on June 22, 1946, Mukhtar entered politics in 1990 as a member of the PPP.
In 1993, he was elected to the National Assembly and was appointed Minister for Commerce till 1996 during the tenure of Benazir Bhutto.