Daily Times

QUETTA:  April 4, 1963, was the day when Nawab Siraj Raisani was born in Mehrgarh, a region in Bolan district, near Kacchi Plain of Balochistan.

He graduated from Agriculture University Tando Jam and took a course in floriculture from an academic institute in Holland. His father, Nawab Ghaus Raisani(late) was former governor of Balochistan and also acted as the minister of food and agriculture, he was also the founder of Balochistan Muttahida Mahaz.

Siraj was the youngest brother of former chief minister Baluchistan, Nawab Aslam Raisani and former Senator Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani.

The martyred recently became head of Balochistan Muttahida Mahaz and merged his party with the Balochistan Awami Party on June 3. He was up for contesting polls from PP-35, Mastung. Earlier, in 2011 he lost his son Akmal Raisani in a bomb blast at Mastung.

He was brave and quite outspoken. He had stated recently, ” We will fight against terrorists till our last breath and will not let enemies of the country succeed in their plans. Life and death are in the hands of God.”

Before that on March 23, he posted a video on Twitter in which he stated that he is proud of the soldiers of the country and thanked God that He blessed his nation with such brave soldiers.

He also bagged the record of making the largest flag of Pakistan on August 14 last year, the flag stretched from Mastung to Quetta.

His death was mourned by many prominent personalities on Twitter.

Director General ISPR, General Asif Ghafoor condemned the attack and said that all Pakistanis stand united against terrorism.

Former Senator, Sherry Rehman tweeted that ”we didn’t give him the security he needed” and remembered him for his flag.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan expressed sorrow over his death and condemned the brutal attack.

Other prominent personalities of media and politics also expressed their views with regards to the heinous incident.