The statement issued from the Prime Minister House said that the meeting has been postponed as a number of Cabinet Ministers expressed desire to attend the funeral prayers.

No new date or time has yet been announced for the meeting.

Khalid Javaid Ghurki, a senior leader of Pakistan People's Party and husband of Environment Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki, passed away after a protracted illness in Lahore on Tuesday.

The Pakistan People's Party cancelled all its programmes, including PPP Punjab meeting, that was scheduled for Wednesday.

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