Feb 27, 2019
SRINAGAR: All Government and private schools within 5 km of the Line of Control
(LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district will remain closed on Wednesday
as precaution as Pakistani troops continued firing of mortar shells across the
border. The Pakistani firing follows the IAF strikes on terror camps in Balakot.
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out searches
at the houses of separatists in a bid to trace funding of terrorists and separatists
in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. A "high-tech internet communication setup"
was unearthed from the residence of sparatist leader rMirwaiz Umer Farooq.
The NIA team swooped on the houses of separatist leaders, including the Mirwaiz,
Naseem Geelani, son of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and chairman
of Tehrek-e-Hurriyat Ashraf Sehrai, the agency said.
"During the searches, NIA teams recovered incriminating documents including
property papers, financial transactions receipts and bank account details. Electronic
devices including laptops, e-tablets, mobile phones, pen drives, communication
system and DVRs were also seized during the searches," the NIA spokesperson
said, reports PTI.
Documents relating to admission in Pakistan-based educational institutions
were recovered.
"The searched premises included those belonging to top separatist leaders namely
Yaseen Malik, Chairman JKLF, Shabir Shah, President JKDFP, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq,
Chairman Awami Action Committee, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat,Masarat
Alam, General Secretary APHC, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Chairman JKSM and Naseem Geelani,
son of Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani," the NIA said.