Former Chief Minister and President People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday paid rich and glowing tributes to renowned Islamic Scholar Mirwaiz of south Kashmir Qazi Nisar Ahmad on his 27th death anniversary, reported United News of India (UNI).
Nisar, founder of Ummat-e-Islami, a socio-religious organization in 1986 was assassinated by gunmen on this day in 1994 at Dialgam in Anantnag.
As per the report, Mufti described Nisar as a renowned religious scholar and a mass leader who had dedicated his life to get the state out of the cycle of chaos, uncertainty and conflict.
The PDP president, as per UNI, said that Nisar worked earnestly for the uplift of the downtrodden and weaker sections of society.
“He was a noble soul and a leader with political astuteness. He battled against various forces very bravely and was a man with a genuine spirit of patriotism. May his soul rest in peace,” Mehbooba said in her message, as per the report.
