Tajikistan wants direct Srinagar-Dushanbe flight

Srinagar: Government of Tajikistan wants a direct flight between Srinagar and its capital Dushanbe, country’s envoy said here on Saturday.“People of Tajikistan and Kashmir are related closely with each other especially through Hazrat Shah-i-Hamdan and we are looking forward for a direct flight between Srinagar and Dushanbe,” Ambassador of Tajkistan Syed Baig told.“We have already arranged direct flight between New Delhi and Dushanbe and in future in want to meet chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and talk about the flight the during of which will be only one-hour,” Beig, who is the direct decedent of family of Hazrat Shah-i-Hamdan from Khatlan, added. Beig, who has met Chief Minister during a conference on Rabindranath Tagore earlier, has written a book in Persian language on Kashmir—Kashmir Next. Earlier, Baig delivered a research oriented address on the arrival of Hazrat Bulbul Shah and Hazrat Shah-i-Hamdan in 14th century at International Convocation Hall of Kashmir University.  While reciting various couplets written in Persian language on Kashmir by him underscored the need for revival of Kashmir- Tazkistan and Turkistan and other Central Asian cultural links so that the present generation was able to discover their past glory. The conference to pay respect to Aulia Kiraams of Kashmir was organized by Director Information and Chairman Bulbul Shah Trust Farooq Renzushah.