Srinagar, May 18 (JKNS): Awami Ittehad Party Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi on Monday said that the Nimaz-e-Jinazah of Mohammad Khazir Sheikh, father of jailed Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, will be offered tomorrow at 2:00 PM in Mawar Payeen area of Handwara.
Speaking to news agency JKNS, Inam Un Nabi said the funeral prayers will be held on May 19 at the family’s ancestral village Mawar Payeen in Tehsil Qalamabad of Handwara.
He said late Mohammad Khazir Sheikh was a respected teacher and prominent personality whose demise has saddened people across Jammu and Kashmir.
The AIP spokesperson further informed that Er Rashid is scheduled to arrive at Srinagar Airport tomorrow morning and will proceed directly to Mawar Handwara to participate in the Nimaz-e-Jinazah and other last rites of his father.
Inam Un Nabi appealed to people to offer prayers for the departed soul and urged supporters and well-wishers 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,” he said. (JKNS)
