 Hayat Sherpao's assassination was considered a national loss with many still mourning his loss today.To pay tribute to the slain PPP leader many places, roads, and institutions were named after him.The Peshawar suburb of Hayatabad and "Hayat Shaheed Hospital" in Peshawar District, "Sherpao Bridge" in Lahore and many Sherpao colonies in different parts of Pakistan are named after him.