Tariq Umar, the elder brother of Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair and PTI leader Asad Umar today passed away after prolonged illness at Ziauddin hospital Clifton.
Thank you everyone who has sent condolence messages on the passing away of my brother Tariq Umar. Please pray for his maghfirat. He was intensely patriotic and even his last conversation with me was about the hope for a bright future for Pakistan
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) June 24, 2018
He was diagnosed with lung cancer in February this year and was hospitalised for the treatment few months ago.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif and other political personalities offered their condolences to the bereaved family.
Grieved to hear about the passing away of Tariq Umar, brother of Governor Sindh & our colleague Zubair Umer sb. I offer my heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family and pray to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 24, 2018