Honors and Awards
Her sudden death was a shock to majority of the political class and media of Pakistan. A session of the National Assembly on July 6, 2012 was dedicated to her memory in which members belonging to all parties in the parliament paid glowing tributes to her. The session was adjourned after praying for her departed soul. Prominent among those who spoke included Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Aftab Sherpao, Bushra Gohar, Khwaja Saad Rafique, Hamid Saeed Kazmi and Abdul Qadir Patel. Abdul Qadir Patel requested the Speaker to form a parliamentary committee to ascertain facts if any negligence of doctors caused her death. He said that she lost her life due to a minor and ordinary operation conducted in an expensive private hospital.
On August 14, 2012, the president of Pakistan honored her with a posthumous Hilal-e-Imtiaz award for her services to democracy and parliament.
Senior Journalist, Mujahid Barelvi has compiled a book eulogizing Fauzia Wahab titled as "Muskurahat Zinda Rehti Hay" or "A Smile Never Dies". The book was launched at the Karachi Press Club on November 10, 2012 which was widely attended by a large number of political leaders belonging to PPP, MQM, Jamat-e-Islami, PML-N and PTI as well party workers, friends and well wishers.
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