PPP’s Taj Haider Laid to Rest at Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine
— April 9, 2025
KARACHI (AIA) Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and General Secretary Senator Taj Haider, who passed away last night, was laid to rest on Wednesday evening in the premises of Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in Karachi.
His funeral prayer was offered at Masjid-o-Imambargah Yasrab in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase IV. Prominent attendees included Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Governor Kamran Tessori, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, former Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, and several other political figures.
Also present were PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro, Senator Waqar Mehdi, Mian Raza Rabbani, Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani, Manzoor Hussain Wasan, Karachi Commissioner Hasan Naqvi, and Provincial Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, among others.
PPP Sindh General Secretary Senator Waqar Mehdi announced that the soyem of Taj Haider will be held on Friday at about 4 p.m. at Imam Bargah Yasrab in Defence Phase IV.
Born on 8 March 1942 in Kota, Rajasthan, Taj Haider migrated to Pakistan with his family following the partition of the subcontinent. His political journey began in 1967 at the Socialist Convention. That same year, he joined the PPP and became one of its founding members.
In recognition of his services to literature and science, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 2012. He also received the 13th PTV Award for Best Drama Serial Writer in 2006.