Overview
- The Ministry of Finance confirmed her death on Saturday at the age of 71.
- Local media reported a cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
- She was serving as chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange at the time of her passing.
- She led the State Bank of Pakistan from 2006 to 2009 and later served twice as caretaker finance minister ahead of the 2018 and 2024 elections.
- President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, PSX, and the State Bank issued tributes, with SBP releasing an official condolence message on Sunday.