Rawlapindi, Nov 24: Kashmiri community based in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of the mother of Shah Ghulam Qadir, the former speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK).
 Shah’s mother Habiba Begum, 80, breathed her last on Wednesday morning after a protracted illness.  She was laid to rest at her ancestral graveyard in Islamabad this evening. The funeral prayers were attended by leaders of various political and religious parties, including Sardar Sikander Hyat Khan the former PaK premier, MLA Ahmed Raza Qadri, PML-N leaders and several others, whereas, convener of Hurriyat (M) Mehmood Ahmed Saghar and other Kashmiri leaders also attended the funeral prayers.
 Meanwhile, deputy speaker Mehrun Nissa and members of Kashmiri community in large number visited the Shah’s residence at Satellite Town Rawalpindi and expressed their heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.
 Hailing from Jamallata Srinagar, Shah’s parents had migrated to East Pakistan in 1955 and stayed there until Bangladesh debacle in 1971. Latter they moved to Pakistan and got  settled in Rawalpindi.
 His father Ghulam Nabi Shah, who died a couple of years back, had a flourishing business in Calcutta. Following the partition in 1947, G N Shah was not allowed to return Kashmir because of his links with Muslim Conference. As a result he had to flee to East Pakistan and after spending a few years there, he some how managed to revisit Srinagar and got married to Habibah Begum in 1955 and in pursuance of business he yet again drove to Dhaka along with his spouse.

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