VoL Desk, May 13: Haji Nissar Hussain from Pashkum, the man who introduced and installed Sahar TV and other Islamic channels in households across Kargil, has passed away at the age of 73. He had been battling a long-standing health issue.

With a vision to provide an alternative to mainstream news and analysis and counter the prevalence of Western culture on television, Hussain installed Sahar and other Iranian channels in Kargil homes.

Hussain had retired as work supervisor from the Pu...