News Desk:
Former Interior Minister and a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Rehman Malik breathed his last in Islamabad. He was 70 years old. Family sources confirmed that Rehman Malik breathed his last because of a protracted illness. Riaz Ali Turi, the Spokesman for Rehman Malik also confirmed the demise.
Malik had tested positive for the coronavirus in January. At that time, his spokesperson said the former senator had initially been shifted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Islamabad after his condition deteriorated. However, his condition had continued to worsen and doctors subsequently put him on a ventilator on February 1.
The spokesperson said the virus had affected Malik’s lungs and the former senator had been complaining of breathing problems after contracting Covid.
