A complete shutdown is being observed in commemoration of slain Hizb commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat in Tral area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir
Sabzar a native of Rathsuna Tral had joined militancy in 2015 after the killing of Khalid Muzafar Wani younger brother of slain Hizb commander Burhan Wani by government forces. Bhat an active member of Hizb was a close associate of Burhan Wani
Bhat was killed on this day in 2017 along with another militant Faizan Ahmad at Saimoh