JKSA urges EAM Jaishankar to help bring back mortal remains of Kashmiri youth from Saudi Arabia

Srinagar, Sep 4: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association here on Thursday has written to Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, urging his immediate intervention for the repatriation of the mortal remains of 24-year-old Kashmiri youth, Shakir Ahmad Sheikh, who passed away in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, due to a sudden heart attack.

In the letter addressed to the External Affairs Minister, the Association stated that Sheikh, son of Ghulam Rasool Sheikh and a resident of Palpora Salia Panzinhalpora, Anantnag, had been working at Nathria Al-Fareeq, Dammam, Al Qatif, when he lost his life.

Nasir Khuehami, National Convenor of the Association, requested the External Affairs Minister to ensure that the mortal remains are brought back to Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest, so that the family can perform the last rites in accordance with their cultural and religious traditions.