Lahore (Web Desk): Former President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar passed away in Lahore on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 92.
In a post on Twitter, his grandson Attaullah Tarar wrote, "My grandfather Mohammad Rafiq Tarar has passed away."
میرے دادا جان محمد رفیق تارڑ رضائے الٰہی سے انتقال کر گئے ہیں۔
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 7, 2022
انا للہ وانا اليہ راجعون
Tarar had served as the president of the country for around two and a half years.
He had taken the oath as the head of the state on Jan 1, 1998 and remained in the office till June 20, 2001.
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was nominated for the president's office by then prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Before joining politics from the platform of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Tarar served as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC) from January 17, 1991 to November 1, 1994.
Prior to it, he also served as chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) from March 6, 1989 to October 31, 1991.
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and others have expressed condolence over the demise of Rafiq Tarar.
اپنی دانش مندی، فہم وفراست اور بردباری سے معاملہ فہمی میں بھی ہمیشہ کلیدی کردار اد ا کیا۔ ان کی وفات ایک ذاتی صدمہ ہے۔ ان کی کمی ہمیشہ ہر قدم پر محسوس ہوتی رہے گی۔ اللہ تعالی تمام وابستگان کو صبر جمیل دے۔ آمین
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 7, 2022
President Dr Arif Alvi also expressed grief over R Tarar's death and offered prayers for the departed soul and extended condolences to the family.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کا سابق صدر محمد رفیق تارڑ کے انتقال پر اظہار افسوس pic.twitter.com/S2Ijuf0Mgw
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) March 7, 2022
