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Top Hizbul Mujahideen Commander, 11 others killed in Kashmir valley: Indian forces

SRINAGAR: Top Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other militants were killed during an ongoing military operation on Saturday, Kashmir Media Service reported.

During ongoing military operations, Indian forces gunned down eight youth in different areas of Baramulla and three others including Sabzar Ahmed in Pulwama.

Butt was the successor of Burham Ahmed Wani, the Mujahideen leader who was earlier killed by Indian forces.

Meanwhile, Indian army claimed that all the eleven were killed during encounters with forces, while other sources said that the troops earlier arrested Butt and his associates and then killed them in custody.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.