The mobile phone of Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal was stolen from his pocket during the funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza) of PML-N MPA Rana Afzal Hussain.

Rana Afzal Hussain, a PML-N legislator, had passed away the previous day after suffering a heart attack.

Minister Ahsan Iqbal attended the funeral prayer to pay his respects.

However, during prayers, a thief managed to reach into the federal minister’s pocket and make off with his mobile phone, in a brazen act of theft.

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According to media reports, the police have launched an investigation into the incident and are working to trace the stolen phone.