Ex-MNA Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani along with two other persons die in traffic accident

AHMEDPUR EAST/ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (SABAH): Former Member National Assembly (MNA) Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani and other two persons died in a traffic accident in Ahmedpur East.

According to Rescue officials, Gillani’s vehicle collided with a mini truck standing on the Nabipur Ahmedpur Road due to over-speeding as a result Syed Ali Hassan Gillani died and three injured.

Officials stated that dead bodies and injured shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Ahmedpur East.

The dead body of Ali Hassan Gillani has been handed over to his family. The funeral prayer of the former MNA was offered at Uch Sharif.

It is pertinent to note that Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani was elected twice as MNA on the party ticket of PML-N during the 2008 and 2013 elections.

Later on, he joined PPP and participated in 2018 and 2024 general elections on the ticket of PPP but could not succeed.

Meanwhile President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of former MNA of Pakistan Peoples Party Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gilani in a road accident.

President Asif Ali Zardari extended his condolences to the family members of the late Syed Ali Hassan Gilani.

In a press statement issued by the President House Media Wing, he prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace. He also prayed for the grant of courage to the bereaved family members to bear the loss with equanimity. The president lauded the services of the late Ali Hassan Gilani to democracy and the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed heartfelt grief and sorrow over the death of Pakistan People’s Party’s Bahawalpur Divisional Secretary General and former MNA Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gilani in a traffic accident.

The prime minister, in a press statement issued by the PM Office, offered his condolences to the family members of the late Syed Ali Hassan Gilani.

He prayed to Allah Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and grant courage to the bereaved family members to bear the loss with patience.