Jammu and Kashmir [Images] Liberation Front Chairman Yasin Malik ended his five-day-old fast on Sunday afternoon after receiving an assurance from the Prime Minister's Office.

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Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Masood Samoon delivered a letter from PMO to Malik, who had been admitted to the Soura Medical Institute after his condition deteriorated on Thursday last.

Malik broke his fast with a glass of juice given to him by the mother of 22-year-old youth Asif, who died last week after being hit by a teargas shell in the Maisuma locality.

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The PMO has assured Malik that vehicles bound for Kashmir will be protected and security would be ensured for the Muslim community in Jammu region.