Prince sultan laid to rest: President, COAS attend the funeral
Prince Sultan passed away in New York on Saturday at the age of 80 after an unspecified illness.
ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. Prince Sultan passed away in New York on Saturday at the age of 80 after an unspecified illness. He had served as the Saudi defence minister since 1962 and is credited with modernising the Kingdom’s armed forces. The funeral prayers, held at a mosque in Riyadh, were attended by several heads of state and high-ranking officials from around the world. PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain also attended the funeral along with the president and offered condolences to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2011.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. Prince Sultan passed away in New York on Saturday at the age of 80 after an unspecified illness. He had served as the Saudi defence minister since 1962 and is credited with modernising the Kingdom’s armed forces. The funeral prayers, held at a mosque in Riyadh, were attended by several heads of state and high-ranking officials from around the world. PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain also attended the funeral along with the president and offered condolences to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2011.