Kashmiri leader Abdul Ghani Butt passes away in IIOJ&K

ISLAMABAD: Renowned Kashmiri freedom leader and former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, passed away on Wednesday evening in the Botingo area of Sopore in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, after a brief illness. He was 90.

According to the Kashmir Media Service, Professor Butt also served as chairman of the Muslim Conference in IIOJK. He held graduate degrees in Persian, Economics, and Political Science, completed a Master’s in Persian, and earned a law degree from Aligarh Muslim University. He was also a professor of Persian until he was dismissed by the occupation authorities due to his pro-freedom activities.