Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former provincial minister Haji Abdul Sattar Bachani passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Karachi after a prolonged illness.
Abdul Sattar Bachani, father of sitting Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Zulfiqar Sattar Bachani, was a pivotal figure in Sindh’s political landscape and a close companion of former Prime Ministers Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
Known for his unmatched political acumen and deal-making skills, Bachani remained an influential figure in provincial and national politics for decades.
His funeral prayers will be held today after Asr prayers outside the Darul Uloom madrassa, and he will be laid to rest at the Kunda Wasi Graveyard in Tando Allahyar.
Haji Abdul Sattar Bachani had a distinguished political career. Since 1977, he had served as both a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (MPA).
He also held the position of PPP Hyderabad Division President and remained a core strategist in party affairs. His wife had also served as an MNA in the past.
Due to his active role during the MRD (Movement for the Restoration of Democracy), Bachani had been sentenced to flogging under General Zia ul Haq’s martial law.
Born on August 13, 1950, Bachani was elected to the National Assembly in 2013 from NA-223 (Tando Allahyar-cum-Matiari) as a PPP candidate, defeating PML-N’s Rahila Gul Magsi by securing over 91,000 votes.
Widely regarded as the uncrowned king of Tando Allahyar’s politics, his death marks the end of an era in Sindh’s political history.
