PTI’s leader Naeemul Haque dies of cancer at 70
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Hard worker and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Naeemul Haque, has died of cancer, federal minister Fawad Chaudhry announced in a tweet on Saturday. He was 70.
His family confirmed his death.
The senior leader of the ruling PTI was under treatment at a hospital in Karachi.
Haque was the former central information secretary and one of the founding members of the PTI. He was also the former president of PTI’s Sindh chapter.
When the PTI came into power in 2018, he was appointed the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Political Affairs.
A tweet by the PTI’s official Twitter account said called Haque “a dedicated Pakistani, a loyal friend and a kind human being”. It said the entire PTI family is aggrieved upon his demise.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had called on the deceased leader at his residence earlier this month while he was undergoing treatment.
Prime Minister Imran in a tweet said he was “devastated by one of my oldest friend Naeem’s passing”.
“He was one of the 10 founding members of PTI & by far the most loyal. In 23 years of PTI’s trials & tribulations, he stood by me. He was always there for support whenever we were at our lowest ebb.
“In the last two years I saw him battle cancer with courage and optimism. Till the very end he was involved in Party affairs and attended cabinet meetings as long as he was able. His passing has left an irreplaceable void.”
Haque “fought like a lion” against cancer, tweeted Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry, terming the deceased politician “a friend, elder and a colleague”.
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