• Senate Chairman prayed for departed soul to rest in peace.
• He paid tribute to services and contributions of deceased.
• Earlier, Veteran jurist S.M. Zafar passed away due to illness.

ISLAMABAD:  Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani visited the residence of Senator Ali Zafar to condole the demise of his father and renowned lawyer, S.M. Zafar, who passed away on October 19 this year.

The Senate Chairman prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace and for the grant of patience to the bereaved family. Senator Abdul Qadir also accompanied the Senate Chairman.

Sanjrani paid tribute to the services and contributions of the deceased, saying that Zafar was an extraordinary jurist and a very sophisticated person. S.M. Zafar’s death is a loss to Pakistani politics and the Parliament, said the Senate Chairman.

S.M. Zafar passed away at the age of 93 in Lahore after a prolonged illness.

Earlier, Veteran jurist and former law minister Syed Muhammad Zafar, popularly known as S.M. Zafar, passed away due to age-related illness. He was 93.

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