KARACHI, Dec 5: PPP leader and former federal minister for health, social welfare and special education Syed Amir Haider Kazmi has died in London after a protracted illness.
His funeral will be held at Sakina Trust, London, after Friday prayers and his remains will be laid to rest in Gardens of Peace, 57 Elmbridge Road.
He has left behind a widow, two sons and two daughters.
He was a staunch supporter of democracy and was jailed several times during different periods of martial law.
In 1960, he was arrested and sentenced by a military court to nine-month imprisonment for taking out a procession against General Ayub Khan. In 1961, he was expelled from Karachi and others cities for one year for leading in students’ movement. In 1964, he actively took part in Fatima Jinnah’s campaign for presidential election and carried “Mashal” from Karachi to Peshawar.
He was arrested and detained for two months by the Ayub regime. He was again arrested in 1965 and jailed for one month for his political and democratic views and taking out processions against Gen Ayub.
