RAWALPINDI: Mr Nurul Amin, the first Vice-President of the post-71 Pakistan, died of heart failure … today [Oct 2] at his residence here. … He was 77 years old. His eldest son, Dr. Ruhul Amin, said his father complained of pain in the chest at about 12 last night. … The President, Chaudhri Fazal Elahi, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, visited Mr Nurul Amin’s house to offer their condolences. His Namaz-i-Janaza will be held here tomorrow morning after which the body will be flown to Karachi in a special C-130 aircraft. … In Karachi the Namaz-i-Janaza will be held at the Polo Ground … and later the Janaza will be taken … to the Mazar of Quaid-i-Azam. He will be laid to rest between the graves of ... Liaquat Ali Khan and Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar. …

[Agencies add,] President … Chaudhri … expressed deep grief on the death of Mr. Nurul Amin and said ... Pakistan had lost a great … leader. … Prime Minister … Bhutto said: “The death of Mr. Nurul Amin has removed from the national scene a much-respected figure, who was associated with the movement for independence and remained loyal to the idea of Pakistan despite the disasters of 1971.” — Correspondent

Published in Dawn, October 3rd, 2024