PPP senior leader and MNA Nawab Yousaf Talpur has passed away in Umerkot Sindh at the age of 82 late Tuesday night after protracted illness, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel.
Nawab Yusuf Talpur was the father of Sindh Assembly member Nawab Tamur Talpur and Nawab Younis Talpur, the former deputy nazim of District Council Mirpurkhas.
Yousaf Talpur had started a movement after the death of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He was famous for leading March 4 protest.
PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi had contested two elections against Talpur. He had also contested election against former PM Muhammad Khan Junejo. Talpur had been federal minister for food security.
He had also worked as a minister in Benazir Bhutto’s government.
President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed condolences with the family over the demise of Yousaf Talpur. They also prayed for the departed soul.
Reporter Aajiz Jamali