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Islamabad Shuts on the First Anniversary of Local Militant, Yawar Nisar

August 04

The Islamabad (Anantnag) areas including Main town, Achabal, Dislgam have shut to mourn the killing of Yawar Nisar- a local Militant on his first anniversary on Saturday.

Shops, Educational Institutes, Oil Stations have shut in the area to mourn the killing of the Local Militant who was killed on 04 August last year in an encounter with Government Forces.

Yawar Nisar- the 21 year old had been a Militant for less than 20 days before he was trapped in a gun battle that raged in Kanelwan area of the district.

The call for shutdown has been issued by the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed Yasir, who was taken into detention immediately after issuing a shutdown call.