Paul McBride death: Pakistani authorities to carry out post-mortem Published on Monday 5 March 2012 13:18 PAKISTANI authorities will carry out a post-mortem into the death of Paul McBride once a date is set for his body to be flown back to Scotland. The highly respected QC was discovered in his hotel room in Lahore yesterday. Police said it is thought the 47-year-old died of natural causes. Lahore Police Superintendent Faisal Gulzar said: "At the moment it looks like a case of natural death to us. We are not suspecting any foul play for now. We have not conducted the post-mortem yet. We are waiting for the final date to be set for handing over the body to the family. We will conduct the autopsy just before handing over the body to the family of Mr McBride. Mr Gulzar added that he has been in contact with the British High Commission regarding the case and said they have asked them to carry on with their normal procedures. Meanwhile, the trial of two men accused of plotting to kill Mr McBride and Celtic manager Neil Lennon was adjourned today as a "mark of respect" for his "sad and untimely" death. Mr McBride had been due to give evidence in the case against Neil McKenzie, 42, and Trevor Muirhead, 43, at the High Court in Glasgow this week. The pair are accused of conspiring to murder Mr Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and Mr McBride, as well as various people in the premises of Irish Republican organisation Cairde Na Heireann, by sending improvised explosive devices to them between March 1 and April 15 last year. The pair face an alternative charge of conspiring to cause an explosion of a nature "likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property." Trial judge Lord Turnbull said the lawyer was "a friend and colleague of all of us in this courtroom." He told the jury: "Ladies and gentlemen, you will be aware from the media of the sad and untimely death of Mr McBride and you understand, of course, that Mr McBride was due to give evidence in this case. He was also, of course, a friend and colleague of all of us in this courtroom and accordingly, as a mark of respect to him and his family, I do not propose to sit today. Accordingly, I adjourn the case until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Mr McBride QC, who two men are accused of conspiring to murder along with Celtic manager Neil Lennon in an explosives plot, was described as an "outstanding" and "gifted" lawyer. He was in Pakistan on a business trip with Glasgow-based human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar. Mr Anwar said he persuaded security staff at the Pearl Continental hotel to break open the door of Mr McBride's room after becoming concerned when he failed to answer his phone on Sunday morning. Both lawyers had been attending a wedding the previous evening but Mr McBride returned to his room early feeling unwell, Mr Anwar said. Security came in with me and then we found Paul... I thought he was asleep," Mr Anwar told BBC Scotland. Mr McBride was made a QC at 35, said to be the youngest appointed in the UK. First Minister Alex Salmond said Mr McBride was a "substantial public figure in Scotland." He said: "Paul's genius lay not just in applying his first-class mind to the complex procedures of Scots Law, but also his unrivalled ability to explain and promote the laws of Scotland to a wider public." Brian McConnachie QC, vice chairman of the Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Association, said: "Paul was very young and had achieved a tremendous amount in such a short space of time and undoubtedly had a great deal more to achieve both legally and no doubt in other fields."