SRINAGAR: The Joint Director Information Kashmir division, Inam-Ul-Haq Siddiqui, has condoled the demise of ace Santoor player and Sufiana Maestro of Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmad Saznawaz, who was also an ex-official of the department after he expired on Thursday following a brief illness.
In this connection, a condolence meeting was chaired by the Joint Director at Division Office, Rambagh in which all the officers including Deputy Director (PR), Bilal Mukhtar; Assistant Director, M Aslam Khan; Cultural Officer, Burhan Hussain and employees participated.
The officers and employees expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Mushtaq Ahmad Saznawaz who retired from government services a few months before.
On the occasion, the participants also highlighted his contributions to the department and the field of music and said that his death is a great loss to the entire Valley.
The officers and employees also offered their deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and courage for the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
