Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Lahore President and Member National Assembly Pervez Malik passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness.

The PML-N leader died of a heart attack.

Due to his illness, he had excused himself from discharging his duties of the PML-N’s Lahore presidency. A provincial meeting of the party was also postponed due to Malik’s death.

Malik was considered a devoted and loyal ally of PML-N. He was elected from different constituencies of Lahore on a PML-N ticket five times and was one of the few elected members of the PML-N in the National Assembly under former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

His wife, Shaista Pervez Malik and son Ali Pervez Malik were also members of the National Assembly.

PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the demise of Malik.

He was brother of Justice (retd) Abdul Qayum Malik.