Lahore High Court Justice Raja Shahid Mehmood Abbasi who had been ill passed away on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Justice Abbasi was indisposed for quite some time and had been taking medical treatment from a hospital in Islamabad. 

His funeral prayers will be held shortly today in Rawalpindi.

Justice Abbasi was appointed as Lahore High Court judge on June 8, 2015. He was on 19th number in the seniority list of judges. 

 

Reporter Malik Ashraf