Ismaili Scholar and Father of Burushaski language, Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai, was laid to rest in his hometown of Hyderabad in the central Hunza district. Allamah Nasir had died in the United States on January 15, 2017. His burial took place in a huge funeral attended by thousands of well-wishers, well-known poets, linguists, authors and other social personalities from across Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. Earlier, the body was flown from Texas to Lahore and later brought to Hunza by road.
Hours before the body was brought for burial, thousands of people had gathered in Hyderabad to pay their final respect to the recipient Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Family and close relatives of Allamah Nasir were also among the hundreds of people who joined the procession from Gilgit.
Izhar Hunzai, the eldest son of Allamah Nasir, thanked the attendants for their presence to pay final tribute to his father.
Sources:
- http://news.gbee.pk/2017/02/06/father-burushaski-language-laid-rest-hometown-hyderabad-hunza/
- https://www.facebook.com/HyderabadHunzaa/photos/pcb.1828271094109170/1828270550775891/?type=3&theater
- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=381853132191731&set=a.102439660133081.1073741826.100011011410002&type=3&theater
- https://www.facebook.com/tahira.j.noor/posts/10158275846605311
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