SRINAGAR, JAN 25 (KNS) : The wife of a prominent Srinagar-based dentist, Dr. Rouf Jeelani, passed away on Sunday morning at a hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The news was confirmed to news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) by Umar Nazir Tibet Baqal, General Secretary of the All Jammu & Kashmir Haj Umrah Tour Operators Association.
He stated that despite concerted efforts led by the Jammu & Kashmir government, under the direct supervision of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to airlift the ailing woman from Makkah for advanced medical care, she succumbed to her illness in the hospital on Sunday morning.
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Baqal expressed profound gratitude on behalf of the family and the community to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his unconditional support and personal monitoring of the airlift operation. He added, "Though destiny had something else in store, as death keeps no calendar."
Notably, Dr. Rouf Jeelani had earlier made a heartfelt video appeal circulating on social media, requesting urgent administrative assistance for the airlift of his wife. Sadly, despite the efforts, she could not be saved. (KNS)