JKLF grieved at the demise of Veteran JKLF leader Dr. Farooq Haider

(London, 06 October 2009) Veteran leader of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Dr Farooq Haider passed away in Rawalpindi today. He was 75 and was suffering from lungs disease for the past two years.

In a statement issued from London, Supreme Head of JKLF, Amanullah Khan, SM Afzal, Head of Diplomatic Committee Prof. Zafar Khan, Secretary Diplomatic Committee Zafar Sharif, Indian Held Kashmir Zonal president Abdul Qadir Rather, incarnated JKLF leader Zahoor Ahmed Butt, UK Zone President Haji Rauf Khan and UK Zone Secretary Mohammad Riaz expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Dr Farooq Haider and prayed Allah Almighty to rest him in eternal peace. The joint statement said that Dr Farooq Haider was a prominent figure and had played a key role in the liberation movement of Jammu Kashmir. He had rendered great services for the Kashmir cause and would always remain alive in the hearts of Kashmiris for his commitment to the freedom struggle

JKLF UK Zone leaders and workers which include Malik Latif, Khan Farooq, Mahmood Hussain, Javaid Tahir, Rasib Kashmir, Ali Asghar, Mohammad Rafiq, Chaudry Iqbal, Malik Mushtaq, Sabir Gul, Tehseen Gilani, Sikandar Khan, Malik Shahnawaz, Kaman Afsar, Khawaja Gulfaraz, Sanawar Hussain, Mahmood Faiz and others also paid tributes to the services of the deceased for Kashmiris’ liberation movement.