Pakistan’s Azadi train, launched 3 days before the country’s Independence Day aims to “inform the new generation especially students about the achievements made by Pakistan,” the Pak government’s news agency APP reported.

Special Azadi Train to leave Peshawar for Karachi on 14 Aug16. Commander Burhan Wani & otr #Kashmir pics featured. pic.twitter.com/SpjTU4bneb — Syed Ali Geelani (@sageelani) August 8, 2016

However, it is surprising to see the face of terrorist Burhan Wani, slain commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, designated a terrorist organisation by India, the the European Union, and the United States, plastered among other figures of Pakistan history.

With Governor KP& minister LG Inayat ullah on the occasion of inauguration of Azadi train at Pesh #KPKUpdates pic.twitter.com/FJou8FSfjd — Asad Qaiser (@AsadQaiserPTI) August 12, 2016

The train is set to cover over 4,000 kilometres in a month, and cultimate its journey at Karachi

Even as the train claims to “depict the country’s fight against terrorism and extremism”, Burhan Wani, part of a culture that has spearheaded Kashmir’s reign of terror against its Kashmiri Pandit community.

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India killed Burhan in just 4 minutes

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Dreaded Kashmiri terrorist Burhan Wani, often referred to as the poster-boy of the Hizbul Mujahideen in the valley, was been killed in an encounter with the police. The encounter took place in Kokernag, after a joint team of police and Army launched a search operation on the basis of specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants. Wani, who was among the new generation of Kashmiris who joined the ranks of terror outfits like Hizbul, created quite a storm in the valley, especially among the youth after selfies and videos of him and his colleagues in militant uniforms and armed went viral. Hizbul used the popularity he enjoyed as a tool to recruit youths.

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Wani’s death is a huge victory for the Indian troops and a setback for the Hizbul as he was a star recruiter and the brain behind many attacks. Even though he planned a number of attacks, he had rarely participated in them.

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