ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday offered his condolences to the Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over the passing of a member of the royal family, Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani.
Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad passed away on the morning of July 21, according to the state-run Qatar News Agency. His funeral prayers were offered at the Imam Muhammad Ibn Abd Al Wahhab Mosque in Doha on Saturday, after which the Qatari royal was laid to rest in the Old Al Rayyan cemetery.
“Deeply grieved to learn of the passing away of Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, a senior member of the royal family of Qatar,” PM Sharif said on Twitter.
“I extend my deepest condolences to H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and the bereaved family. May Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace!”
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s leaders extended their condolences and sympathy to the Qatari emir over the demise of Sheikh Muhammad.
“We send to Your Highness and the family of the deceased our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy,” King Salman said in a cable, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
In a separate cable, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman said: “I send to your Highness and the family of the deceased my warmest condolences and sincere sympathy.”