Budgam village loses the healer in terror attack

WE have lost the healer and an honest man," said Abdul Gaffar, an elderly resident of Nadigam village of central Kashmir's Budgam district. Dr Shahnawaz was among seven persons killed on Sunday in the terror attack on a workers' camp at an under-construction site belonging to APCO Infratech company at Gagangir in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

The company is constructing a strategic 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between J&K and Ladakh.

Dr Shahnawaz was known not just for his medical skills but also for his kindness and compassion in his village, which is mourning his loss. "Whenever someone needed medical help, even in the middle of the night, Dr Shahnawaz would attend to him without any hesitation. He would also provide medicines to the patient," said Abdul Jabbar. "Not only his children but the entire village is orphaned," Jabbar said.