Hakeem Yaseen shocked over assassination of Shujat Bukhari

Khansahib: Chairman PDF and MLA Khansahib Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has strongly condemned the assassination of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of daily Rising Kashmir, Dr. Syed Shujaat Bukhari, who was killed by unknown gunmen last evening near his office in Srinagar.
According to a statement issued here, Hakeem Yaseen this morning straightway drew to ancestral residence of the  Shujat Bukhar in Kreeri Baramulla and  participated in his last funeral prayers . He conveyed his heartfelt condolence and spmpathies with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
In his condolence  message  Hakeem Yaseen has described  killing of Bukhari as highly barbaric and inhuman adding that his assassination is the murder of whole humanity and a dirty game to silence the genue voice of the oppressed people. He said Late Bukhari was  true voice of the innocent people and his contribution to the Journalism, Art, culture and  socio-political affairs of the state was unparalled  His service to the humanity will be remembered for ever.  He said Late Shujat would always raise issues of public interest without any fear and always supported truth through coulmns of his chain of news papers. ” He would never compromise on principals of true journalism,  come what may, which he practised till his last breath and  proved it by offering supreme martyrdom of his life.
Hakeem Yaseen while paying rich tribute to Late Bukhari said that he was an intellectual and epitom of compassion who would always help needy with a smile face. “His demise has created a deep void in the socio-political and journalist fraternity which would be difficult to  fill, “Hakeem Yaseen added.