Mrs Zahida Sabir, senior PDP leader, of Mendhar area in Poonch passed last night after brief illness, reports said on Wednesday.
She was wife of Late Ch. Lal Mohammad Sabir, the former works minister of erstwhile Jammu Kashmir.
Family sources told that Mrs Zahida Sabir passed away about 11: 25 pm last night after remaining unwell for more than 5 months. She was under treatment at a hospital in Ludhiana Punjab.
Meanwhile, senior PDP leader Advocate Nadeem Rafiq Hussein Khan and Sarpanch Waseem Khan Harni expressed condolences over her demise. (GNS)