KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader and Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Sindh on Political Affairs Rashid Rabbani breathed his last on Thursday after suffering from Covid-19. Rashid Rabbani was on a ventilator for the past few days after suffering from severe symptoms of the virus.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed grief over the sad demise of his provincial cabinet member and said Rabbani was among the close aides of the PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.

"His services for the democracy will be remembered forever," the chief minister said while paying a tribute to Rashid Rabbani. He also condoled with the family of the PPP leader over his demise.

Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians president Asif Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also expressed their grief over the death of Rashid Rabbani. It is pertinent to mention here that another member of the Sindh cabinet, Sindh Minister for Human Settlement Ghulam Murtaza Baloch died of coronavirus on June 02, after being admitted to a hospital in Karachi.

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