scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicZakir Musa

Topic: Zakir Musa

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

Azaan Javaid -
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

Azaan Javaid -
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

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

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

Azaan Javaid -
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

YourTurn

Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.