Pakistan, Aug. 2 -- Senior politician and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar passed away after a brief illness, leaving behind a distinguished legacy of public service and parliamentary leadership.

According to the family sources, he had suffered a brain hemorrhage a few days ago and remained under medical treatment. He breathed his last at the hospital. He was father of Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar. His funeral prayers were offered at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur, where a large number of political leaders, parliamentarians, government officials, members of the legal fraternity, doctors, teachers, social workers, and people from all walks of life gathered to pay their final respec...