Srinagar, August 18 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of Molvee Abdul Hameed, father of Qari Irshad of Batpora-Karnah.

In a condolence message issued here, Bukhari prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family especially with Qari Irshad. Meanwhile, JKAP leaders and former Legislators Raja Manzoor, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas and Javed Ahmad Mirchal condoled the demise of Molvee Abdul Hameed and described the deceased as extremely gentle and a noble soul.

The JKAP leaders prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and sympathized with the bereaved family at this time of grief. “The deceased was a great human being and his passing away is an irreparable loss not for his family and friends but a vast social circle that was influenced by him,” they added.(KNS)