Uttarakhand tragedy rings alarm bells in Kashmir
On February 13, at 10.34 p.m, when an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude shook the whole Kashmir valley, 64-year-old Sarfaraz Khan hugged his children. While people in other parts of Kashmir…
Articles by Auqib Javeed
Auqib Javeed is a Journalist based in Kashmir. He has contributed stories from Kashmir to different News outlets across India, which include The Tehelka, The Caravan, The Thirdpole.net, Down to Earth, The wire, The Quint, News laundry etc.
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