Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Former Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Zakir Musa has been announced as the head of a newly created al-Qaida cell, Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind , in Jammu and Kashmir . The formation of the new terror outfit was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by " Global Islamic Media Front ", an al-Qaida-affiliated information network.23-year-old Zakir is the leading figure of a new generation of terrorists who have exploited social media and is marked amid the growing disillusionment among local population to revitalise militancy in Kashmir region.Earlier, Zakir had released a video message asking people not to "fall for nationalism"."I see that many people in Kashmir are engaged in a war of nationalism, which is forbidden in Islam," Zakir had said. The fight in the region should "not be for the sake of Kashmir", he added. "It should be exclusively for Islam so that Sharia law is established here."Another video released by Zakir's group in April attacked Pakistan for the first time, declaring: "There is no Islam (there) at present, so we are unhappy with it. We have to do jihad with Pakistan as well."However, Hurriyat and terrorist groups operating in Kashmir have distanced themselves from Zakir's statements.