Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of former vice-Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Aslam Saleemi.

Commiserating with the bereaved family, the Prime Minister prayed for the departed soul.

He said Aslam Saleemi was a wise and high ranking politician and with his death, Pakistan's politics lost a shining star.