Mohamad Altaf Mir 1.... Who is Mohammad Altaf Mir ? Watch Video A Kashmiri singer who has been living in Muzaffarabad for the past 23 years, but the singer originally belongs to Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir. According to his family, Altaf had, at the age of 22, left his home in 1990 for arms training in Pakistan administrative kashmir. Four years later, he returned to Kashmir, but found the place had changed: a counter-insurgent force had gained control in south Kashmir by the help of Ikhwan. Fearing the pro-government Ikhwan, Altaf crossed over to the LoC again—in 1995, this time choosing to settle in Muzaffarabad permanently. In Muzaffarabad Altaf was associated as a broadcaster with Radio Pakistan for a long time and these days he leads a band called Qasamir. .....................................................................