MIRPUR: (Parliament Times) Azad Jammu & Kashmir is all set to observe the 27th death anniversary of renowned leader of the Kashmiri freedom struggle and ex President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Ghazi-e-Millat Colonel (Retd) Syed Ali Ahmed Shah today – March 21 (Tuesday) with the renewal of the pledge to continue the mission of the departed hero of the Kashmir freedom struggle to bring the freedom movement to its logical end
Special ceremonies will be held in capital city of Muzaffarabad and other places to pay rich tributes to the departed Kashmiri leader for his life time services to the Kashmir cause containing Kashmiris birth right to self determination.
Major ceremony to mark the anniversary will be held at his native city of Mirpur at 10.00 a.m Monday under the auspices of Syed Ali Ahmed Shah Memorial Society. Quran Khawani will be held for the departed soul besides the schedule special function to pay rich tributes to the departed Kashmiri leader, Syed Qaiser Shiraz Kazmi, Media Secretary to Ali Ahmed Shah Memorial Society told reporters here Monday while unveiling the AJK-wide special programs to observe the death anniversary of the departed hero of the liberation movement.
AJK minister for Sports, Youth and Culture Ch. Muhammad Saeed will be the chief guest on this occasion. Besides others, Justice (Retd) Abdul Majeed Malik, ex Chief Justice of AJK High Court, President AJK Supreme Court Bar Association Syed Nishat Kazmi Advocate, President Mirpur district bar association Shabir Shareef Advocate and others will also address the grand ceremony to be hosted to mark the death anniversary.
Earlier in the morning, the people from various parts of AJK will visit the mausoleum of the late leader in Mirpur Tuesday morning to offer fateha for the departed soul and other martyrs of Jammu & Kashmir besides praying for the early success of Kashmir freedom movement, Qaiser Kazmi said.
Born in 1901 at old Mirpur city, late Syed Ali Ahmed Shah got his preliminary education in the old Mirpur city and later from the Mission School in Srinagar. He joined the British India army in 1923 at Lieutenant. Later on he performed an active role in the Kashmir freedom struggle after the retirement from 20-year British-India military service before and after 1947.
He was awarded the title of Ghazi-e-Millat in acknowledgement of his great services to the Kashmir cause and for the progress and prosperity of the liberated territory of AJK. Late Shah Sahib remained the President of Azad jammu Kashmir from May 1950 to September 1951
