Former foreign secretary Najmuddin A Shaikh passed away early on Friday morning in Karachi, his family said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with the most profound sorrow that we announce former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador, Najmuddin A Shaikh, passed away peacefully in his home on early Friday morning in Karachi,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ask all to offer Surah-e-Fatiha to ease his passage to a more tranquil world.\u201d<\/p>\n
His funeral prayers will be held on 28 March (today) after Asr prayers at 5:15pm at the DHA Phase VIII Graveyard in Karachi.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Raana Shaikh; his two children, Nadir and Nermeen; his daughter-in-law Sobia and two grandchildren, Isaad and Lyali; his brothers Riaz, Siraj, Ajaz, and Fareed, and sisters, Waheeda and Raffat, his many nieces and nephews, and a legion of devoted friends.<\/p>\n
Shaikh served as a high commissioner to Canada, ambassador to Germany, US and Iran.<\/p>\n
He was a former member of the board of governors of the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad and a founding member of the Karachi Council of Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n
Former foreign minister Khurram Dastgir Khan expressed his condolences for Shaikh\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the dwindling breed of diplomats interested deeply in the world and with the ability to analyse global events,\u201d the former MNA said in a post on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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