Srinagar, Feb 19 (KNS):  J&K Awami Action Committee has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise it’s leading member and President of Halqa Nowshera  Haji Bashir Ahmad Mir, and paid tribute to him for his valuable services and sacrifices towards the organisation and his deep association the Mirwaiz family.

The party leadership, especially its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the demise of Haji Bashir Ahmad Mir as a loss for the organisation and said the deceased had dedicated his entire life for a great cause.

Haji Mir Sahib had been instrumental in shaping the principles of the organisation from its inception, following in the footsteps of the AAC founder Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq, and then continued to take forward the principled stand of the Awami Action Committee at every step along with him, Mirwaiz extended his condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family, praying for Jannat-ul-Firdous to the departed soul. He offered special prayers for the patience and strength of the family members, especially the deceased’s sons, Khursheed Ahmad Mir and Shakeel Ahmad Mir, during this time of sorrow and grief.

A senior-level delegation of the organisation participated in the funeral prayers of the deceased which was attended by a large number of AAC workers and people associated with various institutions.

The delegation conveyed Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir’s message of condolences and sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for Jannat-ul-Firdous to Haji Bashir Ahmad Mir Sahib.(KNS)