- Ilyas Bilour died at 4 a.m. today at the age of 84, his brother said.
- Ghulam said the deceased was suffering from kidney disease.
- The funeral of the former senator will take place on Sunday in Peshawar.
Awami National Party (ANP) leader and former senator Ilyas Ahmed Bilour breathed his last in Peshawar, his party confirmed on Saturday.
“Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour’s brother Shaheed Bashir Ahmed Bilour, Aziz Ahmed Bilour and Ghazanfar Bilour’s father (former) senator Ilyas Ahmed Bilour died,” ANP leader Samar Haroon Bilour told the website of social network
Confirming Ilyas’ death at the age of 84, the deceased’s brother and senior party leader Ghulam Ahmed said the former MP was suffering from kidney disease and was being treated at a hospital in Peshawar for several months. He died at 4 a.m., he said.
The first was a member of the upper house of parliament from 2012 to 2018, and affiliated with the ANP since the start of his political career.
However, he stopped his political activities after his son Ghazanfar joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a rival party to the ANP.
Providing details of the funeral, Samar said it will be held at Wazir Bagh in Peshawar at 2 pm tomorrow (Sunday) and the deceased will be laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard.
During his political career, Ilyas has held various positions, including Vice-Chairman of the IPU Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade for Asia-Pacific and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and of industry.
As a businessman, apart from being a life member of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the politician also served as Chairman of the Pak-Asia Business Council and was twice elected president of the Indo-Pak Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Reacting to the grim news, President Asif Ali Zardari expressed deep sadness over the death of the former senator.
The President extended his sincere condolences to the family members and prayed for the fortitude of the bereaved family.
Meanwhile, KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also expressed sadness over the death of the ANP leader and said his political and social services were not hidden from anyone.