The Telegraph (UK) reports that? Paul McBride QC, one of Scotland?s most prominent criminal lawyers has been found dead in a hotel room in Pakistan.
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Paul McBride was on a business trip at the time of his death.?
Paul McBride QC, who was 48, is thought to have died from natural causes in his sleep during a business trip to Lahore.
He was travelling with Aamer Anwar, a Glasgow-based human rights lawyer, who found his body after he failed to appear for breakfast at the Pearl Continental Hotel.
They attended a wedding on Saturday night, along with Pakistani government ministers, and Mr McBride left early saying he felt unwell.
Mr Anwar said his death was a great loss to the legal community and described him as the outstanding lawyer of his generation.
Supt Faisal Gulzar, of the Lahore police, said officers found a wine bottle and packets of prescription drugs in the bedroom. He added that there were no signs of injury and said the lawyer appeared to have died in his sleep.
