Brother-in-law of the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday passed away in Karachi after suffering from coronavirus disease, Aaj News reported.

Syed Mehdi Shah was under treatment at a local hospital in Karachi for three weeks and lost his battle against the deadly virus.

"He contracted the virus soon after returning from Iraq," that the victim was a government servant and was currently posted as DC Mirpurkhas.