HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Senate Chairman Muhammedmian Soomro has expressed his deep sense of grief over the demise of senior journalist Mushtaq Ahmed Memon, elder brother of the chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon.

In his condolence message, he lauded the services rendered by Mushtaq Memon in the field of journalism.

The Senate chairman prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant solace to the bereaved family to bear the great loss with equanimity. Meanwhile, leader of the House in the Senate Wasim Sajjad has also condoled with Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon over the sad demise of his brother Mushtaq Memon, who died of stomach cancer in Karachi on Friday.—APP

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