Rafiullah Mandokhail
ZHOB: Rich tribute paid to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader, Ex-minister Local Government Abdul Khaliq Bashardost for his services, he rendered for the party and his constituency.
Former MPA Abdul Razzaq Kakar, Hafiz Hazrat Gul, Habibullah Mandokhail, Hafiz Mehmood Babar, Qaisar Gandhapur and Hanif Kakar paid glowing tributes to Bashardost and recalled his services. They said that Abdul Khaliq Bashardost was a great sympathizer, who devoted his entire life for the sake of Islam. Bashardost fought so bravely and his efforts will be remembered for a long time, as he raised voice for the neglected and oppressed segments of the society.
Highlighting various aspect of Bashardost’s life they eulogized his political and social services and termed his death a great loss.
“His life is a role-model for us and his departure is an irreparable loss. Although Bashardost was a great leader yet he was equally humble and compassionate to people,” adding Bashardost had always stood by principles of politics. We would continue the mission of Bashardost, they pledged.
Abdul Khaliq Bashardost born was on 1st Aug 1957 in Killi Yaqoobzai. He started his political career when he was a student.
Bashardost contested the 2008 general election on the ticket of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Nazaryati for the Balochistan Assembly’s constituency PB-18 Sherani-cum-Zhob and joined the provincial cabinet as LG minister. In April 2009 he suffered serious injuries in an accident, when he was en-route to his home town in Nasei area on Zhob-Quetta highway.
The accident left him parlayed and confined to a wheelchair for several years. In Oct 2012 he died of cardiac arrest. In a message, former President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf had expressed deep grief and sorrow over his sad demise and conveyed their heartfelt condolences and sympathies to his bereaved family.
