Kashmir remains tense ever since killing Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wan in a gunfight with the Indian army on Friday.
Half of Jammu and Kashmir continues to be under curfew. However, none of this mattered to a Muslim couple who risked their lives to get food to their Hindu friends. A Kashmiri couple defied strict curfew to get some food across to her Pandit friend and family.
Kashmiri couple, Zubeda Begum and her husband (In the picture)walking on a deserted road in Srinagar with a bag of food items looked like any another desperate family trying to fend for itself in the strife-torn city. However, this couple was actually risking their lives to get some food to a friend, who had telephoned from across the river Jehlum to inform them of their plight.
“She had called me in the morning saying her family needed food supplies. They have an ailing grandmother staying with them. I am taking the food to them. It is difficult but we are trying to reach them,” Zubeda said.
Zubeda with Diwanchand Pandit’s family
Kashmir has been in the grip of unrest for last four days. Violent protests are being reported from many areas following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
In the midst of this violence, Zubeda’s heartwarming story is a perfect example of how humanity prevails even in times of adversity.
