Renowned lawyer and counsel for Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a landmark case, Abdul Hafeez Lakho passed away on Saturday. His funeral prayers were offered at Karachi's Masjid Sultan. All judicial affairs were put on hold in Karachi's City Court yesterday at the request of Karachi Bar Association. Meantime, all judicial affairs of Sindh High Court have also been postponed owing to his death. Abdul Hafeez Lakho was the counsel for Pakistan People's Party (PPP) founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the murder case of Nawab Muhammed Khan. Bhutto was hanged later. His son, Mubeen Lakho is a lawyer at Sindh High Court.

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