RAWALPINDI: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Amanullah Khan passed away at a Rawalpindi hospital on Tuesday. He was 82.
Khan, the father-in-law of Sajad Gani Lone, Kashmir’s regional party People’s Conference president, breathed his last at 8.30am.
The deceased leader, who was born in the Astore area of Gilgit on August 24, 1934, was also the co-founder of the Kashmir Independent Committee in 1963.
He was elected secretary general of the JK Plebiscite Front (PF) in 1965, and co-founded the JK National Liberation Front (NLF) with Maqbool Bhat.
JKLF chairman Yasin Malik had earlier this month expressed concern over Khan’s deteriorating health and appealed to the people of Kashmir to pray for his speedy recovery. According to reports, his funeral would be held today.
