Overview
- The upper house passed a condolence resolution moved by Leader of the House Ishaq Dar expressing profound grief over his death.
- Lawmakers across the aisle offered tributes to his public service as an educationist, journalist, author, and politician.
- The record noted his tenure since March 2021 as a Punjab senator, PML-N parliamentary leader, and chair of the Foreign Affairs and Federal Education committees.
- The resolution cited his books PTI and Pakistan: From Cypher to Final Call and Qalam ko Hathkari, as well as his 2014 Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
- PML-N’s Pervaiz Rashid said he was jailed under the Imran Khan government in a false case and that some elements tried to stir controversy over his death, causing distress to his family.