Summary MQM leaders workers and a number of leaders of other political parties attended the funeral prayers.
LAHORE (Dunya News/Web Desk) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Thira Asif was laid to rest here on Friday.
Earlier, funeral prayers for Tahira Asif were offered in Lahore. A number of MQM parliamentarians, workers and leaders of other political parties attended the funeral prayers.
Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rashid, PPP leader Sahukat Basra and others also attended the funeral prayers.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also expressed grief over the demise of MQM MNA Tahira Asif in Lahore.
In a statement, he said he shares grief with the bereaved family and the MQM. He said the culprits behind her murder will be brought to justice.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly expressed grief and sorrow over the death of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmaker Tahira Asif and sympathized with the bereaved family.
The lawmakers condemned the tragic firing incident in which she was injured and later succumbed to her injuries in Lahore. The MPs paid tribute to Tahira Asif and said she greatly contributed to the proceedings of the House.
Members of the National Assembly have demanded investigation into the incident and arrest of the culprits involved in this heinous crime. They stressed the need to root out terrorism from the society for establishment of peace.
They said, all parties, military leadership and religious leaders should sit together to formulate a strategy in this regard.
Those who spoke on the occasion were; opposition leader Syed Khursheed Shah, Sheikh Salahuddin, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Sahibzada Tariqullah and Shahida Akhtar Ali.
Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain assured the House on behalf of the Federal and Punjab governments that immediate investigations will be carried out into the incident. He said the culprits involved in this crime will be arrested and brought to justice.
Earlier on Friday, Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning murder of Tahira Asif. MQM law makers staged walkout of the assembly and demanded to bring the culprits to justice.
It is to mention here that Tahira Asif was attacked by unknown gunmen in Lahore s Allama Iqbal Town on Wednesday. She was immediately shifted to Sheikh Zaid Hospital for treatment. According to doctors, four bullets pierced her body and she was on ventilator after the surgery.
Tahira could not recover and succumbed to her injuries on Thursday night.
She is survived by her husband, two sons and one daughter.
