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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicZakir Musa

Topic: Zakir Musa

Zakir Musa’s al Qaeda-inspired militant group ‘wiped out’ from Kashmir

With the killing of 3 militants including chief Hameed Lelhari, J&K Police say the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, founded by former Hizbul commander Zakir Musa, has been finished.

Islamic State and Zakir Musa group are sparring for supremacy in Kashmir — on Telegram

Islamic State Jammu Kashmir and Zakir Musa's Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind both call for Sharia in Kashmir, with little presence on the ground.

J&K authorities probing if Zakir Musa met Jaish militants a day before his encounter

Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind chief Zakir Musa had reportedly met Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed militants in Dadsara, Tral, on 22 May.

Normalcy returns to Kashmir after 2 days of shutdown due to Zakir Musa’s death

Zakir Musa was the head of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Kashmir and was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama.

Curfew continues in parts of Kashmir 2 days after Zakir Musa’s death

Schools and colleges have been shut in parts of Srinagar, Kulgam & Pulwama towns, while mobile internet has been suspended across the Valley.

Killing of top Kashmir terrorist Zakir Musa huge success for forces, blow to terror set-up

Zakir Musa, a college dropout and the last remaining member of the Burhan Wani gang, was killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Tral region.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.