Leading Pakistani businessman Seth Abid laid to rest in Karachi on Saturday.

His funeral was held at Hafiz Ayaz Mosque in Defence Phase II.

Seth Abid died at 85. He was hospitalised in the Sindh capital on Friday night.

He is survived by three sons and three daughters. The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leadership Chaudhry Shujaat and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of a prominent businessman.

They prayed the Almighty may rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.