He was 81.Presidential Spokesman Farhatullah Babar confirmed to APP that Hakim Ali Zardari breathed his last at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences where he was getting treatment.

He was put on a ventilator since mid March.

“It is announced with deep regret that Hakim Ali Zardari, father of President Asif Ali Zardari expired a short while ago,” Babar said in a message.