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Governor Sindh Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui dead at 79

MOHSIN SOOMRO

KARACHI (JAN 11, 2017): Sindh Governor and former chief justice of Pakistan Justice (Retd.) Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui died after prolonged illness, confirmed spokesperson of the governor house today. He was 79.

According to a family member, Siddiqui was facing asthma problem and was taken to a private hospital where he breathed his last.

Siddiqui, who succeeded former governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan, was appointed as the 31st governor of the province on November 9, 2016.

 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.