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Bushra Rehman was born in Bahawalpur in 1944. She did her MA Journalism from the Punjab University.

She was elected to the Punjab Assembly on a reserved seat for women in 1985 and then the 1990 elections.

She served as an MNA on a seat reserved for women in 2002 and 2008.

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Malik Qayyum: Former judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC)

Born: 1944

Dying date: February 17, 2023

Aged: 78

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Internationally renowned artist and President Emeritus of the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa), Zia Mohyeddin, passed away

Dying place: Karachi

Dying date: 13 February 2023

Aged: 91

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• Educationist and politician Hunaid Lakhani passed away on 8 September 2022 in Karachi.
• Hunaid Lakhani was the founder and chancellor of Iqra University.
• Hunaid Lakhani remained affiliated with the PTI and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). 

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Retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari, the former Chief of Naval Staff Naval Chief who also served as Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), passed away in Islamabad on November 24, 2020 morning.

Born on March 8, 1942, Bokhari replaced Admiral Mansoor-ul-Haq as Chief of the Naval Staff till his retirement on October 2, 1999.

 He became the 14th Chief of Pakistan Navy (May 2, 1997 to October 2, 1999). Later in October 2011, he was appointed as NAB chairman by the then President Asif Ali Zardari. Admiral Bokhari was commissioned in Pakistan Navy on January 1, 1959 as a Midshipman and was sent to the Britannia Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom to complete his training.

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• Riaz Hussain Khokhar remained Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from June 2002 to February 2005.
• Riaz Hussain Khokhar died on 26 December 2023 after a brief illness. 
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About Arshad Sharif

Arshad Sharif received the Presidential Pride of Performance award for his exceptional journalism on 23 March 2019.

Arshad Sharif was the host of the Power play political show of ARY News.

Arshad Sharif started his program Power Play on a private TV channel in 2014.

Journalist Arshad Sharif died in Nairobi, Kenya reportedly after being shot on 23 October 2022.

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Mufti Abdul Shakoor became Minister of Religious Affairs on April 19th 2022.

Mufti Abdul Shakoor died in a road accident in Islamabad on April 15th 2023.

Mufti Abdul Shakoor was associated with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F).

Explanation

Noted naat khwaan Mehboob Ahmed Hamdani was suffering from cancer and fighting the deadly disease for the last many months. 

He died at the age of 72.

He belonged to Lahore.

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Renowned Baloch singer Wasu Khan died on 23 February 2023 in Sukkur.