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Kulgam, June 02: Thousands of Muslims on Sunday attended the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit in Hanand chawalgam village of kulgam in south Kashmir’s kulgam district.

Reports reaching to PTK said that, a 80-year-old Java- Lal, who lived in a Muslim-dominated area in chawalgam died after a protracted illness. Muslims on sunday attended the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit in chawalgam village of Kulgam in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

The Muslim community helped the family perform the last rites of Devi as per Hindu rituals.

“This is true Kashmir, this is our culture and we share brotherhood. We do not believe in divisive politics. We share composite culture,” said Wakeel Ahamd, a neighbour told PTK.

Java Lal decided to stay in Kashmir valley in ‘90s when the majority of Kashmiri Pandits migrated from the region. A majority of people present during the last rites were Muslims. We condemn incidents which try to create differences between Hindus and Muslims. We live here in peace and harmony,” said Vadh’s relative.

As news of her demise spread in the region, hundreds of Muslims, including women and children, rushed towards her house and took part in last rites. A majority of people present during the last rites were Muslims. We condemn incidents which try to create differences between Hindus and Muslims. We live here in peace and harmony,” said Java Lals Relative.

As news of her demise spread in the region, hundreds of Muslims, including women and children, rushed towards her house and took part in last rites. (PTK)

Srinagar: Light rains are expected in parts of jammu and kashmir from 4th to 6th june, which will bring down the mercury levels, providing relief to the people suffering from the scorching heat for the past few days.

According to data available, rains may lash parts of jammu and kashmir on the eve of Eid ul Fitr i.e; from 4th to 6th of june 2019. (With agency inputs)

Greater Kashmir Editor-in-Chief, Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo, Saturday resigned from the basic membership of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG).

Kaloo addressed his letter of resignation to General Secretary KEG.

Hyderabad, June 01: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy for his statement that Hyderabad is a “safe zone for terrorists”.

The Hyderabad MP termed the minister’s remarks irresponsible and said it was unfortunate that he has stooped so low.

Kishan Reddy, who was elected from Secunderabad, one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Hyderabad city, had said on Friday that Hyderabad had become safe zone for terrorists as any terror incident in the country would have a link to the city.

Talking to reporters, Owaisi asked Kishan Reddy to spell out as to how many written advisories were sent by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to the Home Ministry during last five years that Hyderabad had become safe heaven for terrorists.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief also said for the last five years, there was complete peace in Hyderabad as no communal riots broke out in the city and all religious festivals passed off peacefully.

Owaisi, who was re-elected to Lok Sabha from Hyderabad for fourth consecutive term, said out that the city is also the second major exporter of software exports after Bengaluru.

“The statement shows how much they hate Telangana and Hyderabad. They don’t want to see the state and the city grow because major companies are investing here due to the efforts of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao,” he said.

Owaisi said that such statements from BJP leaders are not unexpected as “wherever they see a Muslim, they think he is terrorist”.

He clained the BJP was following a “theory of confusion” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi says one thing while his ministers, leaders of BJP, VHP, other organizations and Baba Ramdev say something else.

Recalling that after Modi first became Prime Minister, they started with “Love Jihad”, he said that “this was followed by “Ghar Wapsi”, mob lynching, excesses on Dalits and now they were speaking of safe zone for terrorists”.

After Modi took as the Prime Minister for the second term, series of hate crimes against Muslims occurred in Gurugram, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, he added.

“Mere lip service will not help. You have to practically discharge your constitutional responsibility,” he said on Modi’s call to end fear among minorities.

On BJP leaders setting the goal of coming to power in Telangana in next elections, Owaisi said the state under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Rao was making all-round progress and it believed in the composite culture. “RSS and BJP leaders will not succeed in their efforts,” he said. (Agencies)

Appeals people to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity

Srinagar, June 1: Deputy Mayor Srinagar Sheikh Mohammad Imran on Saturday urged people of Kashmir to pay their Zakat as per the Islamic criteria and celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity

Imran said every Muslim has to pay 2.50 percent of his property and one should not hesitate in paying it needy and poor in their respective areas.

“There are hundreds of families who are waiting for your Zakat and they too have to buy essentials for the Eid,” he said.

Deputy Mayor said Zakat is right of people who have are in need of such help and form ‘BaitulMals’ in your respective areas and try to find those people who even don’t come openly to seek help.

“Both Yomi Qudus and Yomi Kashmir has sent a clear message to the world that Kashmiri’s want peaceful resolution and urged both India and Pakistan to start a fresh dialogue,” he said.

Imran said local media has always supported the Kashmir cause. National and International media has always portrayed Kashmir in the wrong way. He said each Facebook has blocked some pages but in future also they should also take care of these things.

“Youth are the pillars of every nation and they should aware people about paying Zakat to the needy. By paying Zakat one becomes rich and gets in return prayers and inner peace,” Imran said.

While appealing the people to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity, austerity and with Islamic eminence, he said that each type of alms, charity, donations should be kept for poor and needy people.

Imran asked people to seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah in the Eid prayers and pray for his mercy so that we will come out from this terrible situation.

“Eid-ul-Fitr teaches us patience, loyalty and the steadfastness of the great Prophet of Allah, he said.

SRINAGAR: Leaders from across the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met in Saudi Arabia early Saturday for the 14th session of the Islamic Summit, which follows two emergency Arab meetings the night before in Makkah criticising Iran’s behaviour and influence in countries like Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

The Muslim leaders discussed a breadth of critical issues, ranging from a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf to Palestinian statehood, the plight of Rohingya refugees and the growing threat of Islamophobia.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was among the leaders who spoke at the summit.

May 31: Apropos our earlier press release regarding encounter at Midoora area of Awantipora, it is further informed that the killed terrorists have been identified as Yawar Ahmad Najar of Darganie Gund Tral and from the incriminating materials recovered from the site of encounter the other terrorist has been identified as foreigner codenamed Umar from Pakistan.

Both the killed terrorists as per police records were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM and were wanted by law for their complicity in a series of terror crimes including attack on security establishments and civilian atrocities.

According to the police records, both of them had a history of terror crime cases and were part of groups involved in planning & executing series of terror attacks in the area and many other civilian atrocities.

As per the records available with police, they were involved in series of terror attacks in Tral and Awantipora area including killing of civilian at Reshipora Tral on 18 March 2019, firing on Security Forces at Zaji Kurd Lalpora forests on 07 April 2019, attack on Security Forces at Sofigund Forest on 09 April 2019, attack on civilian at Nowpora Awantipora on 29 March 2019, IED explosion at Amlar Tral road during the interveining night of 02/03 March 2019. Several terror crime cases were registered against them.

Incriminating material including arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All these materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes.

People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosives materials if any.

Srinagar, May 31: Police today said that it has killed 101 militants since January upto today which included 76 local militants across Kashmir in different encounters.

In a statement police said that five militants were killed in the last 24 hours in Shopian and Tral encounters.

Police said that 20 militants were killed on an average in a month this year.

“101 militants were killed for the last five months, an average of 20 each month so far. This slain include 25 foreign and 76 local militants belonging to Jaish e Mohammad, LeT, HM and AGH outfits,” a police spokesman said in a statement.

As per police five militants were killed in the last 24 hours in Shopian and Tral in south Kashmir.