SRINAGAR: Mohammad Qasim, Retd Chief Engineer, PDD, has left for heavenly abode today in the wee hours after a brief illness.
He was the father-in-law of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad.
People from different walks of life participated in his Nimaz-e-Jinaza in his native town in the Thanamandi area of Rajouri District.
Prominent political leaders and top-level Officers in the Police and Civil Administration have expressed their grief over the sad demise of Mohammad Qasim Sahib and offered condolences to the bereaved family.
The Fateha (Chahrum) of the deceased shall be observed on Friday at his ancestral village Bhatiyan of Thanamandi Tehsil.