Srinagar, 10 August:(KNS) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah, and Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the demise of mother of printer and publisher, Greater Kashmir Rashid Makhdoomi.

While expressing grief over the demise of Makdoomi’s mother, the party president and vice president prayed for peace to the soul of the deceased and fortitude to the bereaved family in their hour of grief. The duo has in particular extended condolences to Mr. Rahid Makdomi in his hour of grief. Party’s general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, party MP’s Mohammad Akbar Lone, Hasnain Masoodi, Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, additional spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah have also expressed solidarity with the grief stricken family in particular Rashid Makdoomi, son of the deceased.

Meanwhile Dr. Farooq Abdullah made a phone call to the bereaved family of Late Aga Ashraf Ali to condole with them; he expressed unison with the family and prayed for eternal repose to the departed soul of late Aga Sahib.

Party President also expressed grief over the demise of Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Mir, the frontline warrior who died of COVID-19, after treating the patients for four months. “Death of Ashraf Sahib, who has been treating COVID-19 patients for the past four months, has saddened me. He was at the forefront of the battle against the COVID-19 in Kashmir. It is a supreme sacrifice, which he has rendered for the society. I salute his valor and commitment with which he had been rendering his duties day in, day out. I pay my earnest homage to late Ashraf Sahib, and pay for the safety of numerous other doctors, ground staffers who are rendering their duties on ground to combat the viral sprawl. I pray for peace to the deceased, and strength to his bereaved family and friends,” he said. (KNS)