Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 95

Author: Web Desk

Former caretaker prime minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has passed at the age of 95 on Saturday.

Justice (retd) Khoso was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Quetta for a month, family sources said.

The Election Commission of Pakistan appointed Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 24 March 2013, out of four nominees coming from both the opposition and the dissolved government. He took oath on 25 March 2013.

He also served as a chief justice for the Balochistan High Court and the Balochistan governor.

Justice (retd) Khoso’s body will be brought from Quetta to Manjhipur, family sources said.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed and other Judges of Supreme Court on Saturday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of former caretaker Prime Minister.

They  extended their heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies to members of the bereaved family of the departed soul.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has also offered condolences to the family of the former caretaker prime minister.
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