SRINAGAR: The two Britons Kim House go and David Mackie who was taken captive by Harkatul-Ansar militants from Aroo in sough Kashmir remained in captivity for the 12th day on June 18. Kim’s father David House go who along with Cathy Mackie wife of the other captive was camping at Pahalgam to monitor the situation returned here Saturday after a meeting with four local activists of the Harkat last week. He the militants showed House go pictures of his son and the other English man in their captivity and assured him that both were being treated well. The militants were reported to have told him not to camp at Pahalgam as both the Bat ones Would be set free in Srinagar Meanwhile seven militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen were reported killed in continuing clashes with the security forces in Kashmir over the weekend even as the militants made an abortive attempt to blow the television tower on the Shankaracharya hill here. q A fierce encounter broke out between militants and the Army at Water hal Badgam in central Kashmir during a cordon-and search operation launched by the troops. The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen said four of its activists including a deputy platoon commander died in the encounter. Three Houses were glutted in a fire during the court-battle reports said. Fierce gun-battles between the militants and the security forces were also reported from Ralimoo and Muran in Pulwama district Saturday but no details were immediately available
The police said the number of militants killed in Pedersen counter with the BSF at Hapatnar in south Kashmir had gone up from eight to 11. Reports said all the deceased were local militants Afghans was suspect ell The Hizb has lost 24 activists in clashes with the Any and paramilitary forces over the past days. It claimed to have killed an equal number of security personnel in the clashes but this was not officially confirmed.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference had given a call for a days strike to be followed by a three= hour black-out in the evening if the Valley Sunday to mourn the death of the militants. The JRLF has supported the call Meanwhile the Dhwan-ul Musilmeen a militant outfit has suspended all its activities for one month from Saturday. Leaders of the outfit told reporters here that the step had been taken to facilitate the merger of various militant out list.
In Jammu Afghan mercenaries shot a liquor contractor and injured three Border Security Force Jawans in two Separate overnight incidents in Doda district official sources said
Article extracted from this publication >> June 24, 1994
