Srinagar, June (KNS): Awami Action Committee (AAC) has paid rich tributes to its leader and sociopolitical activist Shaheed-e-Masjid Moulvi Mushtaq Ahmed on his 20th martyrdom anniversary, and termed his contribution to the organisation and his social and humanitarian services as invaluable and unforgettable.

The AAC organised Quran Khawani and prayer meeting in favour of Molvi Mushtaq at Jama Masjid Srinagar , .

Late Mushtaq Sahab was an extremely kind and compassionate soul who helped the poor and needy throughout his life. He was a very sincere, selfless and compassionate leader who served the people of Kashmir in view of his family traditions. He believed in and strived for the party’s basic ideology of peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, for which he bore the hardships of prison and interrogations in jail for his beliefs and in October 1965, he along with Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq was arrested and spend more than two years in jail, the AAC said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

Also, under the present head of the organisation Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Moulvi Mushtaq worked side by side to strengthen the AAC and take forward its programmes along with the top leadership of the organisation as well as general workers, the statement said.

Special prayers were offered for the elevation of the ranks of Shaheed-e-Masjid, Shaheed-e-Millat and all other martyrs and the late leaders and workers of the organisation, the AAC said.(KNS)