While his parents were arguing with army personnel, Fazil walked up to an officer and requested to shake his hand. It is my dream to become an army officer,” said Fazil F., a standard V student of Government Primary School (Urdu medium). With tears in his eyes, 61-year-old Narayan Singh, a retired defence officer, looked at his alma mater, which was to be demolished. “I studied in this primary school for seven years and it provided me the foundation for my life. With many students fasting as part of Ramadan, army officers brought in biscuits and juice boxes at dusk to hand over to the children.

Source: The Hindu July 06, 2016 02:15 UTC