Mangaluru, Feb 09: Sajid AK was unanimously elected as the president of Highland Islamic Forum (HIF) during the annual general body meeting (AGM) of the organization held at HIF Head office here on Saturday.

The AGM was started with Quran Recitation by Mehfuz. The programme was chaired by the outgoing President Nazim SS and the Election Commissioner Arif Padubidri.

Outgoing President Nazim SS welcomed the gathering and presented a brief report about H.I.F and all its activities. He also thanked the executive committee and all members of the H.I.F for their support throughout his tenure and requested the gathering to extend the same support to the new president and the committee.

Later, Arif Padubidri expressed his thoughts over H.I.F and his connection with the organisation. He also shed some light on choosing the right leader and its impact on an organisation.

The newly elected president, Sajid Ak promised to be available with the members at any given time. He vowed to give his fullest for the betterment of the organisation.

Ausaf Hussain was announced as the Secretary of H.I.F, while Mohammed Rizwan was elected as treasurer.

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Erbil: A drone has crashed near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, local media reports said, as cited by Al Jazeera.

According to the reports, a large plume of smoke was seen rising from the area where the drone struck. No further details are currently available.

Al Jazeera also reported that its correspondent reported that Erbil airport, located in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, was targeted twice as part of Iran’s response to attacks by Israel and the United States. Local reports cited by the news network added that air defences in Iraq intercepted the drone attacks.