{"id":9717,"date":"2025-06-06T12:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9717"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:04:21","slug":"pml-ns-abbas-khan-afridi-passes-away-after-injuries-from-gas-leak-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9717","title":{"rendered":"PML-N&#8217;s Abbas Khan Afridi passes away after injuries from gas leak explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Former Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) minister and senator Abbas Khan Afridi passed away on Thursday after sustaining severe burn injuries in a gas leakage explosion at his residence in Azeem Bagh area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province&#8217;s Kohat district.<\/p>\n<p>Afridi, along with three others, was initially shifted to CMH Kohat, PTV reported.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the severity of his injuries, he was later transferred to the Kharian Burn Center for further treatment. Despite efforts to save him, Afridi succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Afridi was the brother of former MPA PPP Amjad Afridi and the son of former Senator Shamim Khan Afridi.<\/p>\n<p>Family sources have confirmed that last rites for the late senator will be held at Babri Banda, Kohat, with further details to be announced later.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the loss of Afridi, offering prayers for the deceased&#8217;s high ranks in the hereafter and for the strength of his family during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Chairperson Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani also extended condolences recognising the significant contributions of the late senator to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari shared his grief, recalling Afridi&#8217;s commitment to serving the people. Leghari described Afridi as a dedicated figure who worked tirelessly for the public and national affairs.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) minister and senator Abbas Khan Afridi passed away on Thursday after sustaining severe burn injuries in a gas leakage explosion at his residence in Azeem Bagh area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province&#8217;s Kohat district. Afridi, along with three others, was initially shifted to CMH Kohat, PTV reported. Due to the severity of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}