Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui passed away in Islamabad on Monday after a two-week illness. The veteran politician had been receiving treatment at a private hospital where his condition deteriorated before his demise.
Senator Siddiqui served as the PML-N’s parliamentary leader in the Senate and was widely recognised as one of the party’s president, Nawaz Sharif’s, closest aides. His passing has prompted an outpouring of grief from the nation’s highest leadership.
The senator maintained an active role in multiple parliamentary committees during his service. He contributed to committees on Business Advisory, Human Rights, Information and Broadcasting, and Interior and Narcotics Control. He also served on the National Health Services committee and the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
وفاقی وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی کا سینیٹر عرفان صدیقی کے انتقال پر اظہار افسوس
وزیرداخلہ کا سوگوار خاندان سے دلی ہمدردی و اظہار تعزیت
وزیرداخلہ کا
سینیٹر عرفان صدیقی کی صحافتی و سیاسی خدمات کو خراج عقیدت
سینیٹر عرفان صدیقی مرحوم صحافت کے ساتھ سیاست میں بھی اعلی روایات کے علمبردار تھے
— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) November 10, 2025Siddiqui represented Punjab on a general seat in the Senate. Beyond politics, he maintained his connection to journalism as a regular columnist for Daily Jang, blending media insight with political expertise throughout his career.
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President Asif Ali Zardari expressed deep sorrow over the senator’s passing. In his condolence message, the president honoured Siddiqui’s remarkable services toward strengthening Pakistani democracy. He prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described his profound grief at the news. “Pakistan has lost a sagacious thinker, teacher and principled intellectual,” the prime minister stated. He noted that Siddiqui consistently centred his work around knowledge, tolerance, and logical reasoning.
