Funeral prayer for Maulana Abbas Ansari offered in absentia in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (SABAH): The funeral prayer in absentia for senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Maulana Abbas Ansari, was offered in Islamabad, on Wednesday.

The funeral prayer in absentia organised by APHC-AJK chapter was attended by a large number of people from different walks of life.

Senior leader of APHC-AJK chapter, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, led the funeral prayer. Hurriyat leaders including APHC-AJK Convener Mahmood Ahmad Saghar, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Mir Tahir Masood, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Syed Yousaf Naseem and Muhammad Rafique Dar, besides representative of oversees Pakistanis Ghulam Muhammad Butt and Human Rights Council of Pakistan leader Jamshed Hussain also attended the funeral prayer.

On this occasion, the speakers paid rich tribute to the services and sacrifices of the martyred leader in the ongoing Kashmir freedom movement. They said that the deceased leader spent many years in jail for advocating Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. He said that Maulana Abbas Ansari’s contribution in the Kashmir cause and religious and social services will always be remembered.