KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday requested the federal government to announce a state funeral for human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir, who passed away on February 12.
Following the arrival of Asma Jahangir’s relatives and daughters in the country, the noted lawyer’s funeral has been scheduled to be held at 2pm today (Tuesday) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Jahangir’s sudden demise has saddened the people from all strata of society. The veteran lawyer passed away on Sunday after suffering from a cardiac arrest. She was 66.
She was shifted to a hospital after she complained of the chest pain where she breathed her last. Lawyers’ bodies have announced three days of mourning.
Published in Daily Times, February 13th 2018.
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