Veteran journalist and PPP stalwart Wajid Shamsul Hasan passes away

Veteran journalist Wajid Shamsul Hasan and a close aide of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto passed away in London on Tuesday.

As being reported, Hasan was suffering from an ailment over the past two years and had been seeking treatment for it over the past six weeks.

Details about his funeral will be announced by the family shortly.

Taking it to social media, PPP’s senior leader Senator Sherry Rehman shared the news of Wajid Shamsul Hasan’s demise.

“Shocked, saddened to hear that #PPP stalwart Wajid Shamsul Hasan passed away. He spent a lifetime of devotion to democracy, human rights, free press, and the PPP. What a loss!Heartfelt condolences to his family and the broader civil society community he was deeply involved with,” Rehman tweeted.

Shocked, saddened to hear that #PPP stalwart Wajid Shamsul Hasan passed away. He spent a lifetime of devotion to democracy,human rights, free press and the PPP. What a loss!Heartfelt condolences to his family and the broader civil society community he was deeply involved with 💔 pic.twitter.com/NnqXLGeQc3

— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) September 28, 2021

Wajid Shamsul Hasan has been a Pakistani diplomat since June 2008. He served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom.