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Former president of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, has died at the age of 93.
He passed away at a hospital in Islamabad on Saturday (November 7) while undergoing treatment. The veteran politician played an important role in politics and social service during his long life.
Family sources said he died following a brief illness.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has declared a day of state mourning on Sunday (November 8) in his honour. National flags will fly at half-mast at all government buildings across the region.
He is scheduled to be buried with full state honours in his hometown of Kasguma in Bhimber district. His funeral prayer is scheduled for 11am on Sunday, followed by his burial with state honours. Source: The Dawn.
