Caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Muhammad Azam Khan was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Charsadda on Saturday.

He was admitted in a private hospital last night due to stomach infection, after which he suffered a heart attack and passed away this morning.

The Namaz-e-Janaza of the departed soul was offered in Parang area of district Charsadda.

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali, Chief Minister Punjab Syed Mohsin Naqvi, Chief Minister Sindh Maqbool Baqar, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and people belonging to different walks of life attended the funeral prayer.

President Dr Arif Alvi, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Information Minister Murtaza Solangi have expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan.

Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced three-day mourning from today across the province due to the sudden demise of Caretaker Chief Minister.

According to a notification, national flag will fly at half-mast in all the government offices and buildings throughout the province.