Srinagar, May 18 : Jailed Member of Parliament from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, will arrive at Srinagar Airport on Tuesday morning to attend the Nimaz-e-Jinazah of his father, Mohammad Khazir Sheikh, a veteran teacher and a widely respected figure in north Kashmir’s Handwara.
Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) the last rites will be performed at 2 PM on Tuesday at the family’s ancestral village of Mawar Payeen in Tehsil Qalamabad, Handwara.
He said the late Mohammad Khazir Sheikh’s demise has caused deep sorrow across Jammu and Kashmir.
He said Er Rashid will proceed directly from the airport to his native village to participate in the Nimaz-e-Jinazah and other funeral rites.
The AIP spokesperson appealed to people to pray for the departed soul and urged well-wishers and supporters to maintain discipline and dignity during the funeral proceedings.
“Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon. May Almighty Allah grant the departed soul the highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous,” Inam Un Nabi said. (KNS)
