PM Imran shocked on Abdul Qadir’s death, President, COAS also grieve

Prime Minister Imran Khan was deeply grieved to hear the news of sudden death of Abdul Qadir, the former great leg-spinner who played international cricket under his leadership in the 1980s.  President Dr Arif Alvi and Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa also offered condolences to the bereaved family.

Imran Khan said that Pakistan is deprived of a great cricketer. “Pakistan had become bereft of an eminent cricketer who had enriched Pakistan’s image worldwide,” said PM Imran.

"His demise had also deprived me of a friend which is saddening."

The prime minister prayed for courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with equanimity.

The Army Chief also expressed heartfelt grief on demise of the cricket legend Abdul Qadir, said Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor in a condolence message on Twitter today.

“Pakistan has lost a great sportsman and a human being. May Allah bless his soul and gives strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss, Aamen,” said the COAS.

Praying for peace of the departed soul, the president expressed his sympathies for the bereaved family.

The president said that being the inventor of googly, late Abdul Qadir had brought fame to Pakistan and that his services in the history of cricket would be remembered forever.