Srinagar: An audio slideshow in which Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Zakir Moosa is purportedly speaking about establishing an Islamic caliphate in Kashmir has gone viral in the Valley. The Hizbul Mujahideen is nearly as old as the Kashmiri militancy which started in 1989. In a statement today, Hizbul Mujahideen supreme commander Syed Sallahuddin also said there was no place for groups such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda or the Taliban in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior police officials believed it was Moosa’s voice in the slideshow and said the banned ISIS terror group could be trying to create a base in the Valley. The Indian Army has also been worried about the growing influence of the ISIS ideology on the Valley’s youth.

Source: Mint May 12, 2017 15:45 UTC