Prof Yunus Condoles Death of Asma Jahangir

DHAKA, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus issued Sunday expressing his condolence to the death of Ms Asma Jahangir.

“I am deeply shocked at the untimely death of human rights activist Ms Asma Jahangir of Pakistan.South Asia has lost an ardent advocate of women’s rights and democracy by the death of Asma Jahangir. I pray to Allah for eternal peace of her departed soul and express my deepest sympathy to her family members.”