Pakistan reacts to #Madiba’s death

As South African President Jacob Zuma announced to the world that Nelson Mandela had died at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, Pakistanis along with people around the world reacted in unison with shock at the news and collective tear.

Pakistan, where it was 3am when the announcement was made, took to twitter to mourn the death of South Africa's first democratic President.

Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik tweeted that the world has lost a great leader and symbol of struggle.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Haider Abbasa Rizvi offered his condolence to the South African nation.