Srinagar, Aug 8: A close family member of several prominent journalists passed away at SKIMS Soura on Friday evening.
Naseema Akhter, wife of Mir Ghulam Qadir, was the sister of Ghulam Hassan Kaloo (Editor, The Mirror of Kashmir), Dr. Farooq Ahmad Kaloo, and Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo (Editor, Greater Kashmir). She was also the mother of Mir Aijaz Ahmad, Editor of Kashmir Canvas.
She breathed her last at 7:45 p.m. after a prolonged illness.
Her funeral prayers (Namaz-e-Janaza) will be offered on Saturday, August 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Jamia Masjid Hyderpora.
Meanwhile, Kashmir Despatch Editor-in-Chief Syed Basharat Bukhari and other members have expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul. May Almighty Allah grant her the highest place in Jannah and give strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss.
