{"id":3835,"date":"2025-09-18T18:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/veteran-kashmiri-freedom-leader-prof-abdul-ghani-butt-passes-away-at-90\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:42:53","slug":"veteran-kashmiri-freedom-leader-prof-abdul-ghani-butt-passes-away-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/veteran-kashmiri-freedom-leader-prof-abdul-ghani-butt-passes-away-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Kashmiri freedom leader Prof Abdul Ghani Butt passes away at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-09-18\/624327_3708324_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Kashmiri freedom leader and former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Professor Abdul Ghani Butt. \u2014APP\/File\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Kashmiri freedom leader and former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Professor Abdul Ghani Butt. \u2014APP\/File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Renowned Kashmiri freedom leader and former chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Professor Abdul Ghani Butt passed away on Wednesday evening in Botingo, Sopore, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), following a brief illness. 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