Nigar Ahmed. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: Women rights romantic and charitable Nigar Ahmed breathed her final in Lahore on Friday.
#LLF2017 will symbol a impulse of overpower for Nigar Ahmad, a extraordinary women’s rights activist, who upheld divided today.
— Fasih Ahmed (@therealfasih) February 24, 2017
A leftist, Ahmed was a first member of a Women Action Forum (1981). In 1986 she spearheaded and co-founded a Aurat Foundation with Shehla Zia – in criticism opposite General Ziaul Haq’s compulsory regime.
While she was pang from Parkinson’s illness given long; a few days ago she complained of chest infection, and was certified in a sanatorium in a Punjab capital, where she upheld away.
Remembering a onslaught for women’s rights
Remembering her crony and an aged associate, Anis Haroon said: “I have mislaid an old, kind crony today. we learnt so most from her. Ideals of being a good tellurian being…patience and munificence were a hallmarks of her life”.
Her wake will take place in Lahore on Saturday after Asr prayers.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1338177/women-rights-activist-nigar-ahmed-passes-away-lahore/