Srinagar, November 3: Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) and retired Joint Financial Commissioner, passed away on Tuesday, leaving his family, relatives and a wide circle of acquaintances and well-wishers in profound mourning.
The news of his demise has been received with deep sorrow. The bereaved family has announced that the last rites will be performed on Wednesday, November 4, with Nimaz-e-Janazah scheduled for 11:00 AM at Eidgah Park, Batwara, Srinagar.
Following the funeral prayers, the deceased will be laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at Syed Kabir Sahib, Batwara.
The family has appealed to relatives, friends and well-wishers to attend the funeral prayers and remember the departed soul in their supplications.
The political leaders, civil society and general public prayed that Almighty Allah grant Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi the highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous and bestow patience, strength and fortitude upon the bereaved family to endure this irreparable loss.