KARACHI: Former mayor of Hyderabad, ex-senator and former deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Aftab Sheikh passed away here on Saturday.

Aftab Sheikh was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Karachi after he was seriously injured in a road accident, MQM-Pakistan said.

He was mayor of Hyderabad from 1987 to 1992.

In a tweet, MQM-Pakistan leader Faisal Subzwari said, “A brave, intelligent, knowledgeable star of Pakistani politics has died. Former Deputy Convener, Former Mayor of Hyderabad, Former Senator Aftab Ahmed Sheikh passed away.

“Aftab Bhai, I am always grateful to you for informing Khaksar about the constitution and laws,” he said while paying tribute to the late mayor of Hyderabad.—