Remembering Mirwaiz Farooq on his 21st death anniversary By Tilak Devasher | Updated: May 21, 2021 07:00 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Mirwaiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq Shah, the Mirwaiz (a hereditary position of religious authority) of Kashmir and Chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, was assassinated on May 21, 1990, at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar, by terrorists affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
Abdullah Bangroo, the commander, was subsequently killed. During his funeral procession, dozens of mourners died in CRPF firing in the Hawal area of Srinagar. Twelve years later, on May 21, 2002, unknown attackers killed another moderate leader Abdul Ghani Lone of the People s Conference, at a rally to mark the death anniversary of Mirwaiz Farooq.
Truth behind killing of Mirwaiz Farooq, defender of Kashmiriyat
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Truth behind killing of Mirwaiz Farooq, defender of Kashmiriyat. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 21: It s the 31st death anniversary of Moulvi Farooq, Mirwaiz of Kashmir who was murdered by his own people at his residence at Nageen in downtown Srinagar on May 21, 1990. Mirwaiz Farooq, was a well-known cleric and staunch supporter of Kashmiriyat . He was also a fierce opponent of Pakistan supported terrorism in the state in the name of Jihad .
Three pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Abdul Rehman Shingan, alias Inayat, along with Mohammad Ayub Dar and Zahoor Ahmed were caught as suspects for Mirwaiz s assassinations. But the leader, Javed Ahmed, alias Ajmal Khan and his deputy Zahoor Ahmed, alias Bilal, are still absconding.
March 11, 2021 | Reported By : RK Online Desk
At least six residential houses were damaged, most of them fully, in highly congested Nawa Bazar area in heart of the Old City here, official sources said on Thursday.
They said the fire erupted during night at around 4:20 a.m. The fire apparently erupted due to short-circuit in one of the houses.
Soon the fire spread and engulfed five other houses in the vicinity.
The fire was controlled with the help of fire tenders, local and police, they said. Those whose houses were damaged include Mehraj-ud-din Khan and Ghulam Rasool (joint), Abdul Majeed Dar, Nazir Ahmed and Javiad Ahmad Dar (joint) , Abdul Qayoom Khan, Tawheed Showkat Dar, and Muneer Ahmad Dar and Mohammad Shafi Dar (joint). (GNS)
Six Residential Houses Damaged In Midnight Blaze
Six residential houses damaged in Nawab Bazar Srinagar. KL image by Bilal Bahadur
Official sources told GNS the fire erupted at midnight at around 4:20 a.m., apparently due to short-circuit in one of the houses. Soon the fire spread and engulfed five other houses in the vicinity.
The fire was controlled with the help of fire tenders, local and police, they said. Those whose houses were damaged include Mehraj-ud-din Khan and Ghulam Rasool (joint), Abdul Majeed Dar, Nazir Ahmed and Javiad Ahmad Dar (joint) , Abdul Qayoom Khan, Tawheed Showkat Dar, and Muneer Ahmad Dar and Mohammad Shafi Dar (joint).
Elderly Man Found Dead Inside Mosque
SRINAGAR: A man was found dead inside a mosque in Zadibal area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday.
Reports said that the body of one Abdul Qayoom Khan, Son of lt. Ab Rehman hailing from Gilikadal Zonimar area of Srinagar was found inside the mosque in Shreebhat Masjid in Zadibal.
A police officer told news agency KDC that a police party has reached the spot and has recovered the dead body and has kicked-off an investigation into the matter.