Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaaz (JSQM) Chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi has died of heart failure near Dari Magsi in Sakrand district.
He was 54 years old.
According to his brother Maqsood Qureshi, who is also a JSQM leader, the party chairman was going to attend a marriage ceremony when he complained of pain in his chest. He was rushed to hospital, but breathed his last on the way.
Upon arrival at the Talluka Hospital in Sakrand, doctors confirmed his death, Maqsood said.
The deceased left behind a wife and seven children.
Qureshi was a follower of Ghulam Mohammed Syed. He will be laid to rest in his native village Rato Dero in Larkana on Saturday. He was born on August 10, 1959 and was elected JSQM chairman in 1998.
The JSQM has announced to observe three days of mourning across Sindh on the sudden death of its chief, a party statement said.
Reacting to the news of Qureshi’s death, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain issued condolence to the bereaved family. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also expressed his grief over Qureshi’s sudden death.
JSQM chief Bashir Qureshi dies of heart failure
