The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader and senator Taj Haider passed away in Karachi on Tuesday evening at the age of 84, as confirmed by his party leaders.
A senior PPP leader stated that Haider died after a battle with cancer and had been admitted to the intensive care unit of Ziauddin Hospital in Karachi for the past two days.
Haider served as a senator from March 2012 to 2018 and was currently serving in the same position from March 2021 to 2027. He was the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Pakistan Peoples Party senior leader and founding member Taj Haider.
In a statement, the president paid tribute to the late Taj Haider for his services to the Pakistan Peoples Party and democracy.
Late Taj Haider was a valuable asset of the Pakistan Peoples Party and he was among one of the ideological workers of the party, the president said.
With the death of Taj Haider, the Pakistan Peoples Party has lost an important political leader, he remarked.
In a separate message, the prime minister paying tribute to the late Taj Haider, said that with his death, Pakistan had lost a valueable political leader.
The president and the prime minister extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Taj Haider and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family.
They prayed for the grant of eternal peace to departed soul, and patience and strength for the family to bear the loss with courage.
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