Overview
- Funeral prayers were offered at the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Stadium in Mirpur before burial in his ancestral graveyard in Chechian, with thousands in attendance.
- Senior attendees included AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, former presidents and prime ministers, top judges, army officers, and cross-party leaders.
- A guard of honour was presented and the national flag was handed to his son, Yasir Sultan Chaudhry, as he became the first AJK leader accorded a gun carriage.
- The Pakistan Peoples Party media office confirmed he died in Islamabad on January 31 after a prolonged illness.
- The AJK government announced three days of mourning, while President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani and other national figures issued condolences; his career included serving as AJK prime minister from 1996 and president since 2021, with nine assembly wins and prominent international advocacy for Kashmir.