Former information secretary Ismail Patel on Thursday passed away in Karachi at the age of 74 after prolonged illness.
Patel was later buried in a graveyard of the Defence Housing society.
He left behind his wife, Anjum and a brother, Ibrahim, as well as a host of friends to mourn.
Patel, who was from the first CSS batch of the Information Service, had a distinguished career, including as press officer at the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York in early 80s.
He also served as the principal information officer (PIO), press secretary to former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and director general External Publicity.
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