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Thousands Gather in Pahalgam Area for Funeral of Local Militant

August 04

Thousands of grieving women and men have gathered in the Yenad area of South kashmir’s Pahalgam in Islamabad (Anantnag) district as the rumours of a local Militant getting killed in Shopian Gunfight.

Women and men in large numbers are marching towards Yenad as the news of killing of a local Militant Arif Ahmed Mir spread in the area.

Arif pertinently had joined Militant ranks on 28 July this year, after which his photo went viral over the Social networking websites.

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Arif had joined the Militant outfit, Lashkar e Taiba.

Locals have started preparing for the funeral of the slain Militant.

Officials in Police confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Arif is the fifth Militant killed in the Kiloora Gunfight in Shopian.

Pertinently five Militants were killed in a gunfight that raged in Kiloora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian late night on Friday.