Pakistani MP Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Thursday passed away at the age of 49.
He fell unconscious at his home and was rushed to Aga Khan University Hospital, but could not be revived. Confirming his death, PTI leader Jamal Siddiqui said that an employee of Amir Liaquat informed him about his death. The hospital management said that the cause of the death of Amir Liaquat would be known only after the autopsy.
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According to Pakistani media reports, Liaquat fell ill on Thursday night but refused to go to a hospital. On Thursday, his employees heard him scream. They broke down the door and rushed him to the hospital.
Karachi, DIG East Muquddas Haider said prima facie no foul play could be detected. The police have initiated a probe into his death. The cops conducted a search at his home in Karachi’s Khudadad Colony, reported Geo TV. He will also check CCTV footage.
As soon as the news of the death reached Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, he adjourned the House till 5 pm on Friday.
According to some media reports, he had said he would leave the country since he left Imran Khan’s party. His third wife leaving him within a month of their wedding, accusing him of being a drug addict and wife-beater, also played a role in his decision.
Hamza Azhar Salam, the editor of a Pakistani media outlet, had tweeted on Wednesday evening, that he had spoken to Hussain, who had told the journalist that he was moving to an undisclosed place.
Just spoke to @AamirLiaquat who confirms that he has left #Pakistan and is moving to an unknown place after performing Umrah.
Best wishes and prayers for #AamirLiaquat‘s good health and well being. pic.twitter.com/Nb4wpCzwY9
— Hamza Azhar Salam (@HamzaAzhrSalam) June 8, 2022
Hussain stepped into politics with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and was elected as an MP of Pakistan for the first time in 2002. In 2004, he was appointed as the minister of state for religious affairs and Zakat and Ushar Division in September 2004 by the erstwhile Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz.
Apart from being a politician, Hussain was also a columnist, television host, and comedian.