ISLAMABAD: Chairman Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) Altaf Hussain Wani on Sunday paid rich tributes to former prime minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Abdul Quyoom Khan, on his eighth death anniversary.
Talking to WE News, Wani highlighted the deceased leader’s political and social services for the people of Kashmir and said that Sardar Sahib was a multifaceted leader whose indomitable role in the freedom movement, the untiring struggle for the welfare of the people of Azad Kashmir, peerless contribution to strengthening democracy and democratic institutions in the liberated territory would be remembered for a long time.
Recalling his years-long association and camaraderie with Mujahid-e-Awal, Wani said that Sardar Sahib was one of the great and finest political leaders Kashmir has ever produced. Wani said that he was a great thinker, a visionary and a dynamic politician.
KIIR Chief Lauds Sardar Abdul Qayoom Khan’s Vision
He said that Sardar Sahib had a great command of the existing political challenges and regional security concerns. “The foresightedness of the deceased leader can be gauged by the fact that the daunting challenges the Kashmiris and Pakistani nation are facing right now were pointed out by him several years ago”, Wani said, adding that he was an institution in himself.
“Being a strong advocate of the rights of Kashmiris to self-determination, Khan, on the one hand, strengthened the Kashmir freedom struggle, while on the other, he immensely tried to decrease the hardships of the migrants of Kashmiris who were forced to flee away their homeland by the Indian occupation forces”, the KIIR chairman said, adding that being a man of wisdom and foresight his absence would always be felt in the region’s political and diplomatic circles.
Wani said that Khan had left behind a proud legacy that will serve as a beacon of light for the upcoming generations of the valley.
