Veteran labour unionist Karamat Ali on Thursday morning died in Karachi after prolonged illness, his nephew Abbas Haider confirmed to Daily City News.
According to Abbas Haider, the joint director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler), Karamat Ali was under treatment at a private hospital in Karachi.
His funeral prayers will be held at 7pm today at the Shuhada-i-Karbala Imambargah in Karachi’s Ancholi area, after which he will be laid to rest in the Wadi-i-Hussain Graveyard, Haider added.
Karamat Ali was one of the founding members of Piler and was serving as its executive director.