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Veteran Punjab Politician Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa Dies in Lahore

His six-decade career shaped provincial politics from the 1960s through his term as Punjab governor.

Overview

  • Khosa died in a Lahore hospital after a prolonged illness, his family confirmed.
  • Reports differ on his age at death, with his family citing 90 and another outlet reporting 91.
  • He entered politics in 1962 at age 26 with a seat in the West Pakistan Assembly.
  • He later won nine straight terms in the Punjab Assembly and held portfolios in education, irrigation and power, finance, planning and local government.
  • He was a longtime PML-N leader who joined PTI before the 2018 election, and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz offered condolences.