NOWSHERA: Kachkol Mama, one of the most ardent Pashtun nationalists of all times, passed away here the other day. He was buried at his ancestral village Katti Khel in Nowshera.

The deceased was 86, and is survived by four sons.

Kachkol Mama was a foot soldier of the Red Shirt leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan from a very young age.

People who knew him used to remark that Kachkol Mama would be the last nationalist left canvassing the cause espoused by Bacha Khan.

He was seen canvassing for the largely demoralised ANP candidates till midnight even during the last elections. His death has left a big vacuum in the politics of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Correspondent