Thousands offer funeral prayers in absentia for Burhan Wani

Defying curfew thousands of people Friday offered funeral prayers in absentia for Hizb commander Burhan Wani and his two associates in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates Parvez Ahmed and Sartaj Ahmed was killed in an encounter with forces on July 8 this month in Bemdoora Kokernag area of Anantnag district. The call for holding funeral prayers was forwarded by united Hurriyat leadership- Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. Reports said the administration had imposed curfew in the…

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