SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday lauded Pahalgam terror attack victim Lt Vinay Narwal’s widow Himanshi for her appeal for communal harmony, saying the country should draw inspiration from her. Mentioning Himanshi Narwal’s “don’t want people going after Muslims and Kashmiris” comment, Mehbooba sought to corner National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his […]
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Ties with Pakistan will never improve until peoples’ govt is elected there: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar — Terming Pakistan as a “failed state”, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday said relations between New Delhi and Islamabad would never improve until a peoples’ government is elected in the neighbouring country. Speaking to reporters after a party event at the NC headquarters here, he also said the people of Pakistan want […]
PM Modi has our full support: Farooq Abdullah on Pahalgam attack
JAMMU — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday voiced strong support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid rising tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Calling for national unity and cautioning Islamabad against further provocations, Abdullah said, “We have given our full support to the prime minister. After that, we should […]
India will give befitting reply to Pakistan for Pahalgam terror attack: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said India will give a befitting reply to the neighbouring country for the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead. He said Pakistan should overcome this “misleading notion” that Jammu and Kashmir will become its part by terrorism. “I have always favoured dialogue and was desirous […]
NC, Farooq Abdullah should clarify stand on Dulat’s Article 370 claim: Mehbooba
JAMMU — PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Monday demanded the NC and its president Farooq Abdullah clarify ex-RAW chief A S Dulat’s claim in his latest book that the senior Abdullah would have “helped” pass the proposal to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir’s special status had he been taken into confidence. Describing the revelation made in […]
Farooq Abdullah calls for relocation of families hit by Ramban flash floods
JAMMU — National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Monday called for relocation and rehabilitation of the families affected by the flash floods triggered by heavy rain and cloudbursts that caused widespread devastation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Calling it a “national disaster”, he urged the Centre to step in and provide immediate assistance to […]
Ex-RAW chief’s revelations nothing new: Mehbooba on Abdullah’s ‘support’ for Art 370 abrogation
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said she was not surprised by the revelations made by ex-RAW chief A S Dulat in his latest book about National Conference president Farooq Abdullah “privately’ supporting the abrogation of Article 370. “Dulat’s revelations are nothing new for me. This father-son duo (Farooq Abdullah and […]
Waheed Para slams NC over Ex-RAW chief’s Kashmir disclosure in his book
JAMMU — PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra lashed out at the National Conference on Wednesday over former RAW chief A S Dulat’s disclosure in his latest book that Farooq Abdullah privately backed the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, saying “the party (NC) has played a role to justify every erosion and normalise […]
Farooq Abdullah seeks PM’s intervention amid reports about slashing of Hajj quota
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after reports emerging from Saudi Arabia indicated India’s Hajj quota has been abruptly slashed. The former Union minister said every Muslim dreams to go on the Hajj pilgrimage at least once in a lifetime. “I would like to […]
J&K govt will work to take UT out of its difficulties: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Ruling National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the government would work to take Jammu and Kashmir out of its difficulties even as its “enemies” will keep on criticising. “Enemies will always be there, the enemies will continue to say that, but we will do the work we have to do and […]