Srinagar, July 14 -- Senior National Conference leader and brother of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, Dr Mustafa Kamal, passed away at Paras Hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, in an X post, shared the news and called his uncle "brave" for holding up against the odds amid deteriorating health. He said that Mustafa Kamal was unwell for the past few months and his health worsened four days ago.

"My father's younger brother, Dr Mustafa Kamal, passed away earlier this evening at Paras Hospital in Srinagar. Uncle Mustafa had been unwell for some months but took a turn for the worse four days ago. He put up a brave fight, holding on against the odds. The doctors & staff treating him we...