Srinagar, Sep 13 :
Prof. Ashiq Hussain Naqashbandhi, former Principal and Dean of Government Medical College Srinagar and Ex-Head of the Department of Surgery at SMHS Hospital, passed away early this morning. He was the maternal uncle of Dr. Syed Abid Rashid Shah, Secretary Health & Medical Education J&K.
Family sources informed Kashmir News Corner — KNC that his Nimaz-e-Janaza will be offered today at 11 a.m. at the graveyard of Naqashband Sahib, Nowhatta.
Prof. Naqashbandhi was regarded as a distinguished surgeon and an eminent academician who contributed immensely to the medical field in Jammu and Kashmir. (KNC)