JKLF founding member Amanullah Khan dead in Pakistan
Amanullah Khan breathed his last at a hospital early in the morning after fighting a year-long battle with a chronic lung disease.
The funeral prayers of the deceased would be held at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
Amanullah Khan was born in Astore area of Gilgit on August 24, 1934. In 1940. He went to Srinagar in pursuit of educational opportunities.
He passed his Matric Exam from Kashmir University in 1950 obtaining a place in the merit list (by standing 1st amongst all Muslim Students in the state).
He then joined S.P. College and later Amar Singh College in Srinagar and migrated to Pakistan in 1952.
There he joined S.M. College Karachi graduated in 1957 and obtained a Degree in Law in 1962, all this as a self-supporting student.
He was the co-founder of the Kashmir Independent Committee in 1963 and was elected Secretary General of JK Plebiscite Front (PF) in 1965.
He co-founded the JK National Liberation Front (NLF) with Maqbool Bhat.
Amanullah Khan is survived by his daughter, Asma, who married Sajjad Ghani Lone, the son of Abdul Ghani Lone, Chairman of JK People's Conference.
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