Overview
- Family members confirmed the death of Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker, after several weeks of illness.
- The family said he suffered a brain haemorrhage and underwent surgery as part of his treatment prior to his passing.
- Channar served in Punjab politics for decades, holding multiple provincial ministerial posts and winning a National Assembly seat in 2024.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan expressed grief and praised Channar’s public service, with other local leaders also offering condolences.
- Channar’s son, Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar, is the deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly, underscoring the family’s ongoing role in regional politics and the likely local impact of his death.