ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his deep grief over the death of senior politician and former National Assembly Speaker Elahi Bux Soomro.

The prime minister, in a statement, said that late Elahi Bux had efficiently carried out his responsibilities as National Assembly speaker, and with his death, Pakistan had become bereft of an intellectual and a seasoned politician.

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Praying for the departed soul and strength for the bereaved family, he said that the services of late Elahi Bux to Pakistan would always be remembered.

Earlier,Senior politician Illahi Bux Soomro passed away after short period of illness, family sources said. They said that the time of funeral prayer would be announced later.

Illahi Bux Soomro had been the 16th Speaker of National Assembly from 1997 to 2001 and also remained federal minister for many times.  Soomro was born in Karachi on the 15th of May, 1926.

He had been associated with Pakistan Muslim League (PML) since very beginning from 1993 to 2024.