JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday ruled out any delay in talks with the INDIA bloc over the seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that talks have already begun in this direction. Abdullah’s statement comes after he recently flagged that there is a threat to the INDIA bloc if a consensus […]
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Farooq Abdullah skips appearance before ED in money laundering case
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 86-year-old politician was called by the central agency at its Srinagar office in connection with an ED investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket […]
Unless China comes forward with positive response, ‘nothing can be done’: Farooq Abdullah on talks
JAMMU — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said India is making efforts to resolve the border issue with China through talks but unless Beijing comes forward with a positive response, ”nothing can be done”. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he also hoped that the Hindi-Chini bhai bhai sentiment […]
‘I hope incidents like civilian deaths will not be repeated again’: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said he had no expectations from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Jammu and Kashmir visit but hoped that incidents like the civilian deaths in Poonch will not be repeated. “I have no expectations from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? Does he have that power? […]
Changing Army officers won’t solve the issue in Poonch: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said shunting out army officers will not address the Poonch civilian deaths case and called for an investigation to find out why innocent people were “tortured” to death. Three civilians were found dead a after they were picked up by the Army for questioning following a […]
Centre needs to address the root cause of militancy in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday said that the militancy is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and it cannot be finished by the use of military or police. He urged the Centre to find ways to address the root cause of the menace. The former chief minister said the common people […]