Groups of Muslims performed funeral prayer in absentia for Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, at King Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Also joining the mourners, was the Speaker of the Senate of Pakistan Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Pakistani Minister of Information Qamar Zaman Kaira, Pakistani Minister of Information Technology Raja Pervez Ashraf, members of Saudi mission in Pakistan and a number of Pakistani senior officials.