ahsan suffered from renal failure for two years. he was on dialysis and was admitted at the aga khan hospital, karachi. president of karachi city cricket association (kcca) sirajul islam bukhari stated about him that he "fought illness with courage." he died in karachi on 8 march 2013 at the age of 73. ahsan was buried at the pechs graveyard. pcb chairman, chief operating officer subhan ahmad and director general javed miandad condoled his death. chief minister of the punjab shahbaz sharif "expressed deep sense of grief and sorrow" on his death.