Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik died at 70

Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik has died at the age of 70.

According  media reports  he was being treated at the hospital for coronary heart disease. He also had other medical problems. The former Home Minister was born on December 12 in Sialkot district of Punjab.

Rehman Malik held the post of Home Minister for the longest time in the history of Pakistan. Rehman Malik was a member of the Senate from the PPP since 2018. He was the Interior Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

A spokesman for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) confirmed the death of the former federal minister and said that Rehman Malik had difficulty breathing and was shifted to a private hospital in Islamabad on a ventilator, where he died after several days of treatment.

Senator Rehman Malik’s lungs were infected with the corona virus. His body has been shifted to his home. According to his family, his funeral prayers and burial will be  announced  later.

 PPP leader Rehman Malik has left a widow and two sons to mourn.

Pakistan allows India to transport wheat for Afghanistan through Wagah

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on an exceptional basis to allow the overland transportation of humanitarian assistance of 50,000 metric tons of wheat and lifesaving medicines from India for Afghanistan via the Attari-Wagah border up till Torkham.

The first batch of 41 Afghan trucks, which entered into Pakistan through Torkham, is returning to Afghanistan today after loading the Indian wheat consignment at Attari-Wagah, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement.

He said that Pakistan had been closely coordinating with all sides to facilitate smooth transit of the humanitarian assistance.

Last year, Pakistan had allowed the Afghan trucks to transport 50, 000 metric tones of wheat and lifesaving medicines provided by India to Afghanistan from the Wagah border to Torkham.

The decision was taken to further facilitate transportation of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and was conveyed to the Charge d’ Affairs of India on Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.