Students must leave Iran before panic strikes: Farooq Abdullah
The Hindu
Farooq Abdullah urges Jammu and Kashmir students to evacuate Iran immediately amid rising tensions and airspace concerns.
Ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) asked students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in Iran to leave that country immediately, as it would be difficult to evacuate them after the airspace closure.
In its latest advisory, the Embassy of India asked its citizens to "leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights." The advisory comes in the wake of Saturday's (February 21, 2026) protests in Iran following 40-day memorials for people killed in January during anti-government rallies.
Mr. Abdullah said the students should pack their bags and leave Iran before their parents panic.
"I want to tell the students of Jammu and Kashmir to leave immediately. Otherwise, when the airspace is closed tomorrow, their parents may panic. They should leave before it comes to that. Otherwise, there will be no one to evacuate them. When the advisory has been issued, they should pack their bags and return home," Mr. Abdullah said.
The NC president was speaking to reporters after paying tributes to the party's former general secretary, Sheikh Nazir Ahmad, on his eleventh death anniversary at Soura on the outskirts of the city.
Mr. Abdullah also wished success to the J&K cricket team, which is playing Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) in its first-ever Ranji finals.
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