Bureau Report
PESHAWAR: Funeral prayers of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth were offered on Friday at Peshawar’s Karnal Sher Khan Stadium under strict security measures. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood, judges, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president, lawyers and other notable persons attended the funeral.
Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Waqar Ahmed Seth breathed his last on Thursday evening falling victim to the deadly Covid-19 virus.
A spokesperson from the Peshawar High Court had said Waqar Seth was hospitalized a week back with coronavirus-related complications at Kulsoom International Hospital in Islamabad.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmad, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other senior judges had expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Justice Waqar Seth. Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Council had announced to observe one-day mourning Friday across the country-wide courts over the sad demise of Justice Waqar.
