Zulqarnain Haider - Early and Personal Life

Early and Personal Life

Haider was born in the Pakistani city of Lahore. His mother died from cancer in 1998 when he was 12. He decided that he would donate half his match fee from his test debut to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre. In August 2010, Haider's father, who was suffering from hepatitis C, slipped into a coma.

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