SRINAGAR: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) 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 at 2 pm on Tuesday in Mawar Payeen area of Handwara.
In a statement, Inam Un Nabi said the Nimaz-e-Jinazah would be offered at the family’s ancestral village in Mawar Payeen, Tehsil Qalamabad in north Kashmir’s Handwara.
He described the late Mohammad Khazir Sheikh as a respected teacher and prominent figure whose death has been widely mourned across Jammu and Kashmir.
The AIP spokesperson said Engineer Rashid is expected to arrive at Srinagar Airport on Tuesday morning and will travel directly to Mawar Handwara to participate in the funeral prayers and final rites of his father.
He appealed to the public to pray for the departed soul and urged supporters and well-wishers to maintain discipline and decorum during the funeral proceedings.
Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, 85, father of jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, died late on Sunday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, after a prolonged illness.
