Rajouri, April 26 -- Former Block Development Council (BDC) member and ex-panchayat chairman Shafiq Mir remembered and hailed the courageous role played by late Fazal Hussain Tahir Chaudhary, popularly known as Haji Tahir Fazal, during the peak of militancy in the Hill Kaka area of Rajouri. He said, "This is the time to honour his sacrifice."

Speaking to ANI, Shafiq Mir said that Haji Tahir Fazal played a key leadership role during Operation Sarp Vinash in 2003, assisting security forces in reclaiming the high-altitude areas of Hill Kaka in the Pir Panjal range from militants.

"He was a civil militia commander of District Poonch who fought alongside security forces to liberate the hills of Hilkaka in 2003. He led a group of local youth ...