Pakistan, May 26 -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Sindh governor Kamal Azfar passed away in Karachi on Monday. According to party officials, he had been admitted to Ziauddin Hospital, where he breathed his last. His funeral arrangements are expected to be confirmed upon the arrival of his children from abroad.

Azfar was a close aide of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and served in several key positions during his political career, including PPP Karachi president, Sindh finance minister, and eventually Sindh governor in 1995, appointed by then Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He was also deeply involved in local housing development, particularly for low-income residents of the city's Lines Area.

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