Exercise restraint: Mirwaiz on reported drone attack near Mecca

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has condemned reported drone attacks near Mecca and called for diplomatic restraint.

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“Reports of the drone attack near the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mukarramah are deeply disturbing and condemnable, causing anguish among Muslims worldwide”
[1]The Hindu· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
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…Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) urged restraint amid reports of a drone attack near the Muslims’ holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. “ Reports of the drone attack near the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mukarramah are deeply disturbing and condemnable, causing anguish among Muslims worldwide ,” said the Mirwaiz. He said all sides must exercise restraint and urgently return to dialogue and diplomacy, as the region was already reeling under prolonged conflict. Published - September 17, 2026 10:56 am IST…
“all sides must exercise restraint and urgently return to dialogue and diplomacy”
[1]The Hindu· 17 Sept· opens on the quote
In the article
…holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. “Reports of the drone attack near the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mukarramah are deeply disturbing and condemnable, causing anguish among Muslims worldwide,” said the Mirwaiz. He said all sides must exercise restraint and urgently return to dialogue and diplomacy , as the region was already reeling under prolonged conflict. Published - September 17, 2026 10:56 am IST…

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