Senior PDP leader from Poonch Yashpal Sharma dies of cardiac arrest

Srinagar Jan 23: Senior People's Democratic Party leader and ex-MLC from J&K's Poonch district, Yashpal Sharma died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest last night, family sources said on Sunday. He was 76.
Known among his followers as 'Sheri Poonch(lion of Poonch), Sharma was considered a veteran voice in the PDP.
In March last year, he was among 14 leaders named by PDP President Mehbooba Mufti in the 14-member Political Affairs Committee (PAC).