Secy Port Qasim Authority passes away after suffering cardiac arrest during Senate body meeting

Published January 2, 2018
Muhammad Saqib was briefing the Senate's standing committee on Maritime when he complained of chest pains. —Photo provided by author
Muhammad Saqib was briefing the Senate's standing committee on Maritime when he complained of chest pains. —Photo provided by author

Secretary Port Qasim Authority Muhammad Saqib on Tuesday passed away after suffering a heart attack while briefing the Senate's Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs.

He had only just began his briefing when he complained of chest pains, after which he was rushed to the hospital in the car of Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani.

Saqib was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

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