QUETTA: Former speaker of Balochistan Assembly Mir Zahoor Hussain Khosa died after prolonged illness. He was 77.

Family sources said that Mr Khosa was suffering from cancer for quite long and was under treatment in a Karachi hospital. His body was brought to Sohbatpur area of Nasirabad division and buried in his native village Mir Hassan.

A large number of people, including provincial ministers, MPAs, tribal elders and political workers attended the funeral.

He was the paternal uncle of the sitting MPA and former minister Mir Saleem Ahmed Khosa.

Born in 1946 in Mir Hassan area of Sohbatpur district, Mir Zahoor Hussain Khosa was elected to the Balochistan Assembly five times. He was prominent leader of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and elected MPA first time on a JWP ticket.

He was also elected on PML-Q’s ticket and also won another election as an independent candidate.

Balochistan Governor

Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar, Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali and ministers have expressed their grief and sorrow over his demise.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2023