FAISALABAD
The funeral for Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chairman Haji Sahibzada Fazal Kareem was offered here on Tuesday.
A large number of people including politicians, officials and other important personalities attended the funeral held at Dhobi Ghat ground here. Later on, Sahibzada Fazal Karim was laid to rest in his native graveyard.
The Sunni Ittehad Council has announced a seven-day mourning and during the period all political activities would remain suspended.
The 58-year-old who was undergoing treatment for a liver condition at a local hospital in the city, died on Monday.
Karim, born on October 24, 1954 in Faisalabad, was elected MNA for his first term as a PML-N candidate. He was previously politically affiliated with Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP).