Balochistan minister Sarfraz Chakar Domki breathes his last in Karachi

• Sarfaraz was undergoing treatment in Karachi for past 10 days.
• Late minister will be buried in native ancestral graveyard in Lehri.
• CM Balochistan, CM Sindh express grief over Sarfaraz's death.
  

QUETTA: Balochistan Municipal Minister Sardar Sarfaraz Chakar Domki, who had been battling a lung and kidney disease, passed away at the age of 55 on Monday in Karachi.

Sarfaraz's family revealed that the late minister had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in Karachi for the past 10 days before he breathed his last today.

Sarfaraz's brother, Sardar Hair Bayar Khan Domki, said that the late minister's body is scheduled to be shifted to Lehri in Balochistan's Sibbi district, as he will be laid to rest in their native ancestral graveyard.

President Asif Ali Zardari expressed deep sorrow and grief over the minister's death and extended his condolences to the bereaved family, saying: "In this time of sorrow, my sympathies are with the bereaved family members of Sardar Sarfaraz Domki."

Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti expressed his grief and sorrow over the death of the late minister who was elected to the Balochistan Assembly from PB-8 in Sibbi on a Pakistan Peoples Party - Parliamentarians (PPP-P) ticket.

"Sarfaraz was a shrewd, reliable politician and a tribal figure," Bugti said.

"Sarfraz Chakar Domki always played a positive role in the political and tribal system of Balochistan and was an active member of the Balochistan cabinet," added the CM.

CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah also expressed grief over Sarfaraz's death. "Sarfaraz's services for PPP will always be remembered."

Who was Sarfaraz Chakar Domki?

Sarfraz, who was a prominent figure as the chief of the Domki tribe, won the 2024 Balochistan Assembly election by securing 27,677 votes as a PPP-P candidate.

Previously, he served in the Balochistan Assembly as the provincial minister of Balochistan for Labour and Management in a tenure spanning from August 2018 to August 2023.

Earlier, he also served as the provincial minister for Culture, Archives, and Tourism in 2018 for a brief period from August 30 to September 8.

He had remained a prominent political figure in the Balochistan Assembly since 2013.