Zardari condoles death of Wajid Shamsul Hassan

Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of renowned journalist and former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan.

Paying homage to Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan, Asif Ali Zardari said that Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan’s father Syed Shamsul Hassan remained a companion of Quaid-e-Azam for 40 years while Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan also remained loyal and steadfast brother of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto throughout his life.

Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan has rendered unparalleled services to the country, party leadership and democracy. The party leadership and workers are mourning the death of this great friend of the Bhutto family.

Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan highlighted the Kashmir cause as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and persuaded the parliamentarians, journalists and intellectuals there to pave the way for the oppressed of occupied Kashmir. Expressing condolences to the family of the late Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan, the former president said that he was also saddened by his death. May Allah Almighty grant the late Syed Wajid Shamsul Hassan high ranks in Paradise and courage to his family to bear this great loss.