Hizb-ul-Mujahideen expels top leader

Leadership holds Najar responsible for mindless violence in Kashmir

Militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen on Thursday expelled one of its top commanders in Kashmir, holding him responsible for a series of attacks on the telecommunication system in north Kashmir about six weeks ago. Six civilians were killed in the attacks.

In a statement to a local news agency, the Muzaffarabad-based Hizb chief, Syed Salah-ud-din, announced the outfit’s decision to take action against Abdul Qayoom Najar.

“Abdul Qayoom Najar is no more a part of the Hizbul Mujahideen and he should not be linked with the organisation,” Hizb’s Pakistan-based spokesman Saleem Hashmi, quoting Syed Salah-ud-din, told

Current News Service .

Hashmi told the

CNS that Salah-ud-din, during his address to the Hizb Command Council, had announced the decision to cancel the basic membership of Najar “as he (Najar) played a key role in murder of some innocent persons. ”