RAJANPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) newly-elected Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Punjab Tariq Khan Dreshak on Sunday was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in village Ahsani.
Dreshak had contested the General Election on PTI’s ticket from PP-296 Rajanpur and won the seat by bagging 49,119 votes.
Four days ago, Dreshak was diagnosed with the brain hemorrhage and was shifted to a private hospital of Multan.
The PTI leader passed away on Saturday night and was shifted to Rajan Pur via an ambulance.
Many people, including politicians, attended his funeral in his hometown of Rajanpur.
PTI chairman Imran Khan expressed his condolences to the Dreshak’s family via a post on Twitter. He stated, “Saddened to learn of the death of our newly-elected MPA from Rajanpur Tariq Dreshak.”
Saddened to learn of the death of our newly-elected MPA from Rajanpur Tariq Dreeshak. My condolences and prayers go to the family.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 5, 2018
The deceased’s family include a wife, a son and three daughters.
Late Tariq Dreshak was the nephew of MNA-elect Nasrullah Khan Dreshak and cousin of MPA-elect Hasnain Bahadar Dreshak