Former chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee and former governor of Sindh and Balochistan General Rahimuddin Khan breathed his last in Lahore. He was 96, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.

Gen Rahimuddin was among the first cadets of Pakistan Military Academy.

His Namaz-i-Janaza will be offered at Ayub Stadium on Airport Road today at 5:30 pm.

General Rahimuddin was born in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and his family was among the founders of the Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia College.

Reporter Ali Akbar