KARACHI – The brother-in-law of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has passed away due to the coronavirus on late Thursday in the port city.
Mehdi Shah was tested positive for the virus and was being treated in Karachi over the past few weeks after he had returned from Iraq.
After his death, the Sindh chief minister and his family had also undergone tests for the virus and they all tested negative.
Shah was a bureaucrat who had served as deputy commissioner Mirpurkas and Karachi. He will be buried at Vaadi-e-Hussain graveyard.
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail extended his deepest condolences to CM Shah and his family on the demise of his brother-in-law.
صوبائی وزیراطلاعات و بلدیات سندھ سید ناصرحسین شاہ کا وزیر اعلیٰ سندھ کےبہنوئی کےانتقال پرانتہائی دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار
تعزیتی پیغام میں صوبائی وزیر اطلاعات وبلدیات سندھ سید ناصرحسین شاہ نے کہا کہ مرحوم مہدی شاہ صاحب نہایت شریف طبع انسان شخصیت کے مالک تھے۔@SyedNasirHussainShah pic.twitter.com/bHDcWwRT0z
— SyedNasirHussainShah's Office (@NasirShahOffice) April 9, 2020
Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah in a tweet said: “Deeply grieved at the unfortunate demise of Mr. Mehdi Shah Sb, brother in law of our Chief Minister Murad AliShah sb, who is at the vanguard of the fight against COVID-19.”
Former federal minister for information and technology, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also expressed sorrow over Mehdi’s death.
Senior journalist Mazhar Abbas took to Twitter to express his condolences and said: “May Allah giver strength to the family to bear the loss.”
Sorry to hear the death of Syed Mehdi Shah brother-in-law of CM Syed Murad Ali Shah. May Allah giver strength to the family to bear the loss.
— Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) April 9, 2020
Chairperson Pak Sarzameen Party Mustafa Kamal also expressed his sorrow over the demise and prayed for his forgiveness.
Chairperson Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Deputy Chairperson Senate Saleem Mandvi, Senators Shibli Faraz, and Raja Zafar-ul-Haq also expressed their condolences over his death.
This is the 21st death from the virus in Sindh. The number of known coronavirus cases in the province stands at 1,036.
The provincial government has already imposed a lockdown in Sindh to stem the spread of the virus.
