Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan – former president and two-time prime minister of independent Jammu and Kashmir – died on Saturday, his family confirmed on Saturday.
Khan was reportedly admitted to the hospital and was undergoing treatment for a heart ailment. He has the distinction of being appointed the President of AJK and serving as the Prime Minister twice.
Earlier this year, Khan had ended his ties with the PML-N and rejoined the Muslim Conference (MC), after more than a decade. dawn.
The publication reported that Khan was among the pioneers of the PML-N in Kashmir.
Responding to his death, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry expressed grief, noting that Khan had raised his voice against Indian oppression in Occupied Kashmir.
The information minister said in a statement that Khan was a noble and principled politician.
More to follow.