CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohammad Yusuf Shah, commonly known as Syed Salahuddin, is the head of Hizbul Mujahideen, a separatist organization operating in Kashmir. He also heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-based conglomeration of jihadist militant groups sponsored by the ISI, with the goal of merging Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Resistance Front is a militant outfit active in Jammu and Kashmir born as an off-shoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LrT). TRF began as an online entity in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-3: -Founded in September 1989 as an umbrella group of Islamist militants, Hizbul Mujahideen quickly came under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir – it is considered the military wing of Jamaat-e-Islami. It was supported, since its inception, by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Detailed explanation-4: -Headquartered at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen with an estimated cadre strength of at least 1500, is presently headed by Syed Salahuddin. The patron of HM in PoK is Ghulam Nabi Nausheri.