ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 Former president Farooq A. Leghari died in Rawalpindi's Combined Military Hospital on Tuesday night after protracted illness. He was 70.
Mr Leghari had been suffering from cardiac problems for some time and was hospitalised repeatedly. He had served as president from Nov 1993 to Dec 1997. He had a long association with the People's Party, which he joined after quitting the civil service.
Mr Leghari was born in Chhoti Zaireen, a village in Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan district. His body will be flown to his native village where he will be laid to rest.
