Srinagar, January 24 (KNO) : Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and patron of Awami Action Committee (AAC), Mirwaiz Dr. Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq Thursday expressed sorrow over the demise of the former Chief Engineer Syed Maqbool Ahmed of Qamarwari , who belonged to a family that has been a great supported of the people’s movement for self determination. Paying tributes to the deceased, Mirwaiz as per a statement issued to KNO said that late Syed was a genuine and learned person and a noble soul.
Mirwaiz visited the family of the deceased at Qamarwari to express solidarity and sympathy with the bereaved family and offered special fateh prayers for the departed soul. He also condoled the demise of close aide of Mirwaiz family, Abdul Ahmed Kawa of Alamgari Bazar.
Mirwaiz prayed for the highest standards for the deceased in Janah. It is pertinent to mention that the brother of deceased Kawa was killed during the firing on funeral procession of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq (RA) on May 21, 1990 at Hawal where 70 people were martyred.(KNO)