KARACHI: Syed Mehdi Shah, brother-in-law of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, was laid to rest at the Wadi-e-Hussain graveyard here on Friday.

Syed Mehdi Shah died at a private hospital where he had been under treatment for the coronavirus infection.

The funeral was attended by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and some other close relatives.

Sources in the Pakistan People’s Party said that Syed Mehdi Shah had contracted the virus soon after returning from Iraq. He was a government servant and was currently posted as the managing director of SITE. Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, PTI leader and federal minister Faisal Vawda and others expressed deep sense of sorrow over the sad demise of Syed Mehdi Shah.

Extending their heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family, the aforesaid leaders prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant fortitude and patience to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.—INP