200 yrs ago, a man used Balakot as jihad launchpad

200 yrs ago, a man used Balakot as jihad launchpad

Almost 200 years before the IAF bombed the terror camps at Balakot, a man from Bareilly, Syed Ahmed Barelvi (1786-1831), used the place as a... 00:00:00

Almost 200 years before the IAF bombed the terror camps at Balakot, a man from Bareilly, Syed Ahmed Barelvi (1786-1831), used the place as a launch pad for what is considered by many to be the first “jihad” of the modern era.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2H1GLTM