Wife of Gen (retd) Hamid Gul passes away

ISLAMABAD: Former Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen (R) Hamid Gul's wife passed away on Saturday.

Son of Gen (R) Hamid Gul, Abdullah Hamid Gul said her mother was suffering from cancer and had also underwent around 17 major and minor surgeries.

She was also facing severe health complications due to cancer and breath her last this morning at the age of 78 years, he added.

Abdullah Gul who also holds office of Chairman Tehreek-e-Jawanan Pakistan and Kashmir (TJP) said funeral of her mother would be held at Army Graveyard Racecourse Rawalpindi on Sunday (October 20) after Zohar prayer (2:30pm sharp).

Hamid Gul, who died in August 2015, served as director general ISI between 1987 and 1989 during the late and post-stages of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.

The former ISI chief died of brain hemorrhage on Saturday at the age of 79.