Tomorrow 22 years after the fall of Zahir Pajazit, prime minister pays tribute

Zahir Pajaziti, Hakif Zejrullahu of Edmond Hoxha, the first-ever Kosovo Liberation Army fighters, fell 22 years ago in Pestovo in Vushtrri.

As of every year, January 31, the anniversary of their fall is marked with a series of activities.

The first of the Government, Ramush Haradinaj, is expected to pay tribute to the capital square bearing the name of “Zahir Pajazit”.

State officials, representatives of institutions and their family and fellow fighters will pay their respects near their cemetery in Orllan and Llapic's Lap and the Junik of Dukagjin.

Zahir Pajaziti was born into a generous family in the village of Orlan in Gollak on November 1, 1962, was the fifth child of parents Qerim Pajaziti and Fatimet (Ruidar) Pajaziti.

After completing his high school in Orlan, Pajazit in 1981 begins attending instruction at the Pristina University Philological Faculty, leading English. In the same year, it follows military service for 12 months, and in 1985 it continues for three months in Belgrade. /Periscopi