Former MLA Ramban/Banihal and veteran social worker Muhammad Akhter Nizami passed away at SKIMS here on Wednesday after a brief spell of illness.
His death has been widely mourned by all sections of life. Family sources said his funeral prayers (Nimaz-e-Jinazah) will be offered today at 2 pm in Joggers Park adjacent to police station Raj Bagh. He will be laid to rest at graveyard near Rafada Hotel, Mehjoor Nagar.