KUPWARA, FEBRUARY 26 (KNO) : Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Law & Justice, Abdul Haq Khan Monday visited Kupwara to meet the families of slain soldiers of Sunjwan attack. The Minister was accompanied by SSP Kupwara, SDM Lolab and other senior officers of the district. He visited Maidanpora and Hyhama of Lolab valley and met the bereaved family of Mohammad Ashraf (JCO) and Habibullah Qureshi who were killed in the Fidayeen attack at Sunjwan in Jammu.
Interacting with the bereaved families, the Minister expressed solidarity with them and assured them of every possible support from the government. He also prayed for the departed souls and prayed for courage to the bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss. Later, Abdul Haq visited the fire victims of KaaniBehak Khan Mohalla and distributed relief cheques of an amount of Rs 305700 among the four victim families.(KNO)