Overview
- Multiple outlets reported her death on Saturday, with some attributing it to cardiac arrest.
- President Asif Ali Zardari expressed deep sorrow and praised her service to economic governance.
- Family sources said her funeral prayers will be offered in Karachi after Zuhr.
- She served as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from January 2, 2006, becoming its first female chief.
- Her career spanned senior roles at the Asian Development Bank, including director general for Southeast Asia, and an earlier decade with the World Bank’s Pakistan mission.