Srinagar, Jan. 30 -- Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged authorities to ensure the safety of Kashmiris outside the valley.
Addressing the Friday congregation at Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz expressed deep anguish and concern over the assault using iron rods on 8-year-old Kashmiri shawl vendor Tabish and his brother, Danish, in Uttarakhand's Vikas Nagar area, causing grievous injuries to them.
The Mirwaiz said the incident reflects the disturbing pattern of communal profiling and hostility faced by ordinary Kashmiris outside Jammu & Kashmir.
"Similar incidents of harassment and attacks on Kashmiri traders, labourers and students have recently been reported from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and other parts...