‘Fakr hai uski shahdat par, it is my strength’: Brave pony handler’s grieving father remembers son

Anantnag: Hyder Shah, father of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, the brave local pony handler who laid down his life while attempting to save tourists in the Pahalgam terror attack, said that he is proud of his son and his ‘shahadat,’ heroic sacrifice.

Speaking to ANI, Hyder Shah said that despite the heartbreak of losing his young son, he draws strength from Adil’s act of bravery.

Hyder Shah described the moment they received the devastating news and said, “We got to know around 6 pm that my son and cousin were in a hospital. People who went looking for him informed me about the incident.”

“I am proud of him and his shahadat (sacrifice). I am alive only because of that pride. Otherwise, I would have died the moment I saw his young, lifeless body,” he said, fighting back tears.

He further said, “Adil’s phone had been unreachable for hours following the attack. Hope briefly sparked when his phone showed activity around 4 pm, and they believed he was returning downhill. But soon after, the grim reality emerged.”

Mother of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, the young pony handler, also spoke to ANI in deep anguish, mourning the loss of her eldest son and breadwinner, and pleading for justice for her shattered family.

Reeling from the shock, she recalled the last time she saw her son and the devastating news that followed.

“He left in the morning for work... he went up there and never returned. He tried to save others but lost his own life. He used to earn for me, for this house. My husband is sick, we are old... Adil brought us medicines,” she said. (IANS)

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