JAMMU — Prominent separatist and religious leader Moulvi Abdul Qayoom Mattoo on Sunday joined the PDP in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a party spokesman said. Mattoo, a former head of Hurriyat Conference for Chenab valley, joined the PDP in the presence of its senior leader and former MLC Firdous Tak at the […]
Tag: Hurriyat Conference
Govt should desist from using force against political prisoners and youths: Hurriyat Conference
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference on Monday said the government should desist from using force against political prisoners and the youth. Paying tributes to Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone, who fell to the bullets of militants on May 21 in 1990 and 2002 respectively, the Hurriyat Conference said the absence of these leaders […]
Shabir Shah’s daughter, Geelani’s granddaughter ‘disassociate’ themselves from separatist ideology
SRINAGAR — Jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah’s daughter Sama Shabir and Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s granddaughter Ruwa Shah have put out nearly identical notices in local newspapers in Kashmir, disassociating themselves from “separatist ideology” and pledging their loyalty to “the sovereignty of Union of India”, PTI reported. Ruwa Shah, whose father and […]
GoI bans Tehreek-e-Hurriyat under UAPA, terms it ‘Unlawful Association’
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India on Sunday banned Kashmiri separatist organization Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), Jammu and Kashmir under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Ministry also termed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) as an ‘Unlawful Association’. The Home Minister of India, Amit Shah said that the organization was involved in prohibited […]