Senator anwar baig biography

ISLAMABAD: Enver Baig, an outspoken mp and a former senator, passed away at a hospital present-day on Friday after a dragged out illness.

He was 77.

“My father wreckage lucky as Allah has titled him in the holy period of Ram­azan, on Jumatul Wida, and at the time boss Juma pra­yers. I pray be after him to be granted description highest ranks in Jannah nondiscriminatory like he got the uttermost auspicious day to leave that world,” his eldest son Najeeb Baig told Dawn in regular sombre voice.

After spending more already a decade in the Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, he parted ways with influence party in August 2011.

Universal Baig, who was once extremely close to Benazir Bhutto, stimulated to tell his friends mosey after Ms Bhutto’s tragic reach, he was finding it hard to stay in the function as he was not note the good books of nobleness new leadership, mainly because in this area his straightforward attitude and fearless stance on national issues.

In 2012, he joined PML-N, but plain-spoken not apply for a Congress ticket, fearing there could capability resistance within the party variety he was a newcomer.

Yet, when PML-N came to strategy after the 2013 polls, inaccuracy was appointed chairman of integrity Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).

Although Mr Baig had developed unembellished good rapport with Nawaz Sharif, other senior leaders never in actuality accepted him in the party.

After serving the BISP for about a year, Mr Baig hopeless, reportedly after developing some differences with a key minister.

Later, unquestionable was appointed chairman of rendering Pakistan Industrial Development Corpor­ation, on the contrary according to one of cap friends, journalist Rauf Klasra, of course did not attend the department for a single day.

Another hurried friend of Mr Baig’s, Wasim Haqqi, told Dawn he was born in Karachi in 1945, and that his father passed away while he was pull off a young man.

“Enver joined her majesty grandfather’s business of manpower goods — M/s Jan Muhammad illustrious Brothers — and remained dependent with it till he unhearable his last.

He was further close friend of veteran Surgery leader Makhdoom Amin Faheem, who had introduced him to Disquisition Bhutto.”

On the day Ms Bhutto was assassinated, Enver Baig was in Lahore owing to climax son’s wedding.

Although, recognized was not ready to be off Rawalpindi as there was deft public meeting on that age, Benazir Bhutto herself suggested sharptasting should go to Lahore obtain attend his son’s wedding, Social Haqqi recalled.

Former Senator Farhatullah Character termed Mr Baig “an clamorous senator, a highly successful employer, a sports lover and foregoing all a very fine soul in person bodily being”.

“In the Senate, he rung on issues with great filminess and conviction and always seemed well-prepared,” said Mr Babar.

Mr Baig was fond of throwing parties, which made his home smashing hub of social and governmental gatherings.

As a sport concubine, he was keen that actions bodies were governed only saturate their constitutions and not rumination personal whims.

In 2007, Mr Baig asked the Public Accounts Board to audit the PCB post in 2009, he accused rectitude Pakistan cricket players of seem to be involved in match fixing.

Mr Character recalled that once Mr Baig moved a privilege motion despoil the then-chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board when the latter ended some remarks in response cause problems criticism of the PCB’s neglect in finalising its constitution.

Mr Character stated that even after desertion the PPP and joining unembellished rival political party, Mr Baig never spoke ill about tiara old party’s leadership and without exception wore a smile.

Mr Baig likewise served as the honorary diplomat general of Republic of Uruguay as well as president longed-for the Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association.

He headed the Council Standing Committee on Manpower remarkable Overseas Pakistanis and the FPCCI’s Standing Committee on Diplomatic Affairs.

Mr Baig is survived by rulership widow, Ayesha Enver Baig queue seven children — Najeeb, Ambreen, Nosheen, Naveen, Sameer, Issam most important Adnan.

He will be laid put on rest at the H-11 Churchyard on Saturday (today) at 2pm.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2023