CHARSADDA: The funeral prayers of former Balochistan governor retired Gen Imranullah Khan were offered here on Monday, with a large number of people, including senior government and military officials, attending his last rites. He breathed his last in Islamabad on Sunday night after protracted illness. He was 93.

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti arrived here to attend the funeral prayers of Imranullah Khan. He offered Fateha for the departed soul and prayed for the elevation of his rank in the hereafter.

The chief minister also met members of the bereaved family and expressed his heartfelt condolences over the death of the former governor.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bugti said that Imranullah Khan had rendered valuable services for the development and progress of Balochistan as well as the defence of the country. He said the services and contributions of the late governor would always be remembered.

The death of the former governor was widely mourned, with people paying tribute to his services to the country and Balochistan.

Imranullah was born on December 3, 1932, in Utmanzai here. He remained the governor of Balochistan in the PPP-led government from May 1994 to May 1997.

Imranullah retired from the army in May 1991, and in May 1994, he was appointed as the governor of Balochistan by then prime minister Benazir Bhutto. He resigned from the governorship for personal reasons in May 1997.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2026