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PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui passes away

He had been unwell for past two weeks and was under treatment at a hospital in Islamabad

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Published 10 months ago on Nov 11th 2025, 1:32 am
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PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui passes away

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has passed away.

Irfan Siddiqui was the parliamentary leader of the PML-N in the Senate. He had been unwell for the past two weeks and was under treatment at a hospital in Islamabad.

Earlier, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry had informed that the senior politician and prominent PML-N leader’s condition had deteriorated critically, and he had been placed on a ventilator following severe illness.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of Senator Irfan Siddiqui.
 
In a statement, he said, “I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Irfan Siddiqui.” “Pakistan has lost a sagacious thinker, teacher and principled intellectual,” he said adding, “Irfan Siddiqui always made knowledge, tolerance, seriousness and logic the focus of his writing and personality.”
 
He was an important member of the PML-N and our close associate, he remarked. “He was counted among the loyal companions of Mian Nawaz Sharif and the party,” he said adding, “Irfan Siddiqui’s services to the party will always be remembered.”
 
“His academic services and national insight will remain a beacon of light for future generations. He was a kind, gentle and extremely refined person,” he noted.
 
He said Irfan Siddiqui gave guidance on every occasion, based on positive thinking and academic integrity. “His death is a great loss for me, for the academic world and for society. May Allah Almighty grant the deceased a high place in Paradise and give patience to the bereaved family,” he added.
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