Srinagar: Thousands of mourners took part in funeral of slain PhD scholar, Sabzar Ahmed Sofi, in his native Sangam area of Bijbehara in Islamabad district. Sabzar Ahmed Sofi was killed along with another youth, Asif Ahmed, by Indian troops during a fierce gunfight in Nowgam area of Srinagar, early morning today. As the body of […]
Archives for October 24, 2018
Wounds of conflict: When a single bullet silenced a pregnant mother and her unborn child in Pulwama
[Aamir Ali Bhat] Days after a pregnant woman and her unborn child was killed in “cross-firing” inside her courtyard in Pulwama, her utensils are still lying unwashed near the tap where a bullet hit her. Perhaps living adjacent to an army camp had its own lurking dangers for young Firdousa whose tragic passage has left […]
Sabzar Sofi, another PhD scholar turned militant killed by Indian forces in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two militants including doctorate student Sabzar Sofi were killed and six Indian forces personal were injured after a fierce gun battle in Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar. Subzar Sofi was an IAS aspirant but joined the militant ranks after the death of Burhan Wani in 2016. The gunfire started in Soothu Kothair Bagh […]
With Sabzar Bashir’s killing, all the four scholars-turned-militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Sabzar Bashir, the last of the four scholar-turned-militant, has been killed in a clash with security forces at Nowgam in Srinagar early this morning. With him all the four scholar-militants, who had taken up arms in the past two years, have got killed. The first to fell to the bullets of forces was Azharuddin […]
