Thanks to Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina and Aljazeera Online for the Headline
Kashmir has six centuries of history linked with Iran ( formerly Persia). Kashmir has historically been referred to as Iran-e-Sagheer or Little Iran.
The Kashmiris are donating aid to Iran in an effort to alleviate the human suffering caused by the onset of the conflict between the US and Iranian Governments.
The Indian Government through various administrative methods and recommendations to the donors are trying to ensure that the goods that are donated do not end up in the hands of any agressors .
The religious element of these donations are for humanitarian and also because of the historic link to Iran. The current estimate is that 2000 Iranian civilians have been killed in the conflict. The donations include cash, gold , jewellery, household goods, livestock and vehicles. The estimated monetary value is $64million.
There are also donations of medical kits assembled by local doctors and educational establishments .
Interesting to learn that Countries that you imagine are quite poor can raise significant amounts of money for Humanitarian aid and that there is a connection through History among the peoples in that area.
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