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Security was stepped up successful Kashmir successful the aftermath of the U.S., Israel and Iran struggle connected Saturday (February 28, 2026), adjacent arsenic the ruling National Conference urged the Centre to evacuate each Kashmiris stranded successful the West Asian state done “every disposable route”.
The National Conference (NC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Kashmir’s main cleric condemned the associated strikes by the U.S. and Israel connected Iran.
Scores of protesters took to the streets successful Kashmir’s Bandipora successful a bid to amusement enactment for Iran and condemn the onslaught connected it. They raised pro-Iran slogans. Similar scenes were witnessed successful Budgam and Srinagar districts to “condemn” the onslaught connected Iran.
Officials said Kashmir’s main cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was placed nether location apprehension “as a precautionary measure”. The Mirwaiz was scheduled to present a sermon astatine a shrine successful Srinagar arsenic portion of the ongoing beatified period of Ramadan.
“Preventing a purely spiritual sermon connected specified a important juncture is unwarranted and disappointing. The gathering was spiritual successful quality and intended to commemorate the beingness and bequest of Hazrat Khadija, a revered fig successful Islam,” said a spokesperson of the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid.
In a station connected X, the Mirwaiz said helium “strongly condemned the onslaught connected Iran by Israel”. “Lack of planetary accountability for Israel’s aggression successful the region, particularly with respect to Palestinians, has emboldened it to enactment with impunity, successful specified a wilful manner. With the U.S., Israel has present pushed the portion toward a perilous escalation that risks igniting a wider determination struggle successful the Middle East and destabilising planetary bid and security,” the Mirwaiz said.
National Conference (NC) person and Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah said U.S. President Donald Trump told the satellite helium would extremity wars, not commencement them. “Today helium has begun what his ain officials picture arsenic “not a tiny strike”, but weeks-long sustained operations. The hypocrisy is staggering. America does not get to name itself judge, jury, and executioner of sovereign nations. The U.S. is the azygous top menace to stableness successful the Middle East, and the satellite indispensable accidental truthful plainly,” Mr. Ruhullah said.
He besides urged the Ministry of External Affairs “to guarantee the information and information of each Kashmiris stranded successful Iran and to evacuate them done each disposable route”.
Former J&K Chief Minister and PDP main Mehbooba Mufti extended her prayers to “Iran and its resilient radical arsenic they look yet different enactment of aggression by Israel”.
“A federation that has agelong stood arsenic a defining dependable of the Muslim satellite draws its spot from unshakable religion and conviction. No rocket oregon menace tin extinguish its sovereignty oregon interruption its spirit. May Allah’s extortion situation Iran, assistance courageousness and patience to its people, and usher its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, with contented and strength,” Ms. Mufti said.
