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He was 85.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cHaji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Member of Parliament, Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, is no more,\u201d Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said here.<\/div>\n<div>Nabi appealed to the Government of India and the authorities concerned to immediately facilitate the release of the Baramulla MP so that he can participate in the last rites of his father.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cNo pain can be greater than a son being deprived of bidding a final farewell to his own father,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The father of jailed Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, died at a hospital in Delhi on Monday. He was 85. \u201cHaji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Member of Parliament, Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, is no more,\u201d Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said here. 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