
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee on Tuesday held a condolence meeting at its headquarters, Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal here, to pay tributes to Muhammad Yousuf Buch, who passed away in New York.
In a statement issued here, the AAC said that late Buch played a pivotal role towards the Kashmir’s movement for right to self-determination and deserves richest tributes for his great contributions that will always be remembered.
The AAC said the deceased studied in the historic Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam school and in 1953, he was sent to exile for speaking truth and pioneering peoples’ cause. The AAC said that deceased was later appointed as the Advisor of Mujahir-e-Milat in Pakistan administered Kashmir when Moulana Muhammad Yousuf Shah (RA) was the president of PaK. The AAC said that the departed soul also remained an advisor to the UN Secretary-General for 18 long years.
Later, funeral in absentia was also offered in favor of deceased Buch at historic Jamia Masjid at Zohr in which a large number of people participated.