His feeble economic conditions forced him to take up the job of a salesman at the Liberty Showroom in Main Town Kupwara.
It was while surfing on social media that Iqbal came across the story of a man's high-breed poultry bird farm.
Speaking to reporters, CM Omar Abdullah said, "My intention in coming to Poonch today was to assess the ground reality after the elections. This is the first district in Jammu where we have met with officials, MLAs, and DDC chairpersons... I met various delegations as well."
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has carried out extensive renovations of the 1956-built 2.5 km-long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K).
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a human rights activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), strongly condemned the recent presidential ordinance, calling it "outrageous."
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court, which is currently hearing the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) terror funding case, has recommended the transfer of the case to a special court designated for MPs/MLAs, considering that one of the accused, Engineer Rashid, is now an MP.
According to the police, the accused identified as Alam Din alias "Allu" was involved in multiple criminal cases registered against him at Police Station Samba and Majalta of district Udhampur.
As part of the mock drill, the 13th Battalion of the NDRF conducted a drill on fire incidents and earthquake preparedness at General Zorawar Singh Degree College in Reasi. They also displayed scene assessment, security and cutting-off building utilities, said an official release.
"Peace, vibrant movie culture and economic prosperity are interlinked, and I want to warn those who are trying to disrupt normal life or daydreaming of bringing disorder that existed before 2019," LG Sinha said.
"They (PDP) never thought about the progress and prosperity of the people of J-K. Had they not supported the BJP in 2014, Article 370 would not have been abrogated," Wani said while speaking to reporters.