Karachi (Staff Report): Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and his wife were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their home on Thursday.
According to initial reports, Bijarani and his wife were both found dead in their bedroom.
Bijarani family has confirmed the minister's death, while the cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
Bijarani was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1974. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in Pakistani general election, 1977.
He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1988. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-157 (Jacobabad) for the first time in Pakistani general election, 1990.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-157 (Jacobabad) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Pakistani general election, 1997.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-209 (Jacobabad) as a candidate of PPP in Pakistani general election, 2002.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-209 as a candidate of PPP in Pakistani general election, 2008.