PESHAWAR: Veteran politician Khan Abdul
Wali Khan passed away here on Thursday
after protracted illness at the age of 89.
Abdul Wali Khan slipped to comma after
brain hemorrhage two days back. Wali
Khan, who started his politics from Khudai
Khidmatgar Party, later led the Awami
National Party.
PESHAWAR: Veteran politician Khan Abdul Wali Khan passed away here on Thursday
after protracted illness at the age of 89.
Abdul Wali Khan slipped to comma after brain hemorrhage two days back. Wali Khan,
who started his politics from Khudai Khidmatgar Party, later led the Awami National Party.
Khan Abdul Wali Khan was one of the most politically active sons of Badshah Khan. Wali
Khan is a senior politician in Pakistan. He served as President of the National Awami
Party, National Democratic Party and Awami National Party (ANP) for many years and now
acts as the ideological mentor (rehbar) of his party (Rehbar).
In 1970 elections, he elected both National Assembly and Provincial assembly from
Charsada In 1988 elections, Khan Abdul Wali Khan elected Member of National assembly
from NA-5 after defeating Nisar Muhammad Khan. He became the leader of opposition in
the National Assembly in which Benazir Bhutto was the leader of the house.
In 1990 general elections Khan Abdul Wali Khan was defeated at the hands of Maulana
Hassan Jan of JUI(F).
Wali Khan was born on January 11, 1917 in Utmanzai town of Charsadda District.He
received his early education from Azad Islamia High School and later shifted to Irish
government's Deradun Public School. He completed his Senior Cambridge in 1933 and
started his political career by joining Khudai Khidmatgar Movement in 1942. The
movement was launched by his father prominent Pakhtoon freedom fighter Abdul Ghaffar
Khan, commonly known as Bacha Khan.
His funeral prayers would be offered on Friday at Jinnah Park, Peshawar. A widow, two
sons and three daughters survived Wali Khan.
Dear Friends,
We are all saddened over the news of Great Veteran politician Wali Khan's unexpected
loss. Our heart goes to grieved family and thier friends. Indeed, Wali khan was a great
leader and a man of Character and integrity. This is a great loss for not only our
Pakhtoons brothers but also a loss for all the secular and democratic forces in the
region. We offer our condolences to his son senator Asfand Yar Wali Khan and his all
family members. May God almighty gave them the strength to bear this loss and may he
keep the departed soul in the paradise in peace.
Dr. Wahid Baloch, President
Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA), USA
https://bso-na.org/
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) is Non-Profit Organization, working to unite and Organize all Baloch in North America, to expose the Occupation and Oppressive policies of Pakistani and Iranian Governments against Baloch people and our Baloch land (Balochistan), and to bring their Human Rights Violations in Balochistan into the world’s Notice.
