SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday sought the Union government’s intervention for the safe return of students, including Kashmiris, from Iran amid the prevailing tension there. This came a day after parents of several Kashmiri students studying in Iran expressed concern over the situation there, and appealed to the Centre to facilitate their […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the profiling of mosques and imams in Kashmir was an interference in the religious matters of Muslims. The former chief minister said if religious places require profiling, it should start with temples across the country. “The latest order for mosques is interference in our religious affairs. […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday described West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a “tigress”, saying the TMC chief is “very brave” and will not surrender. Mufti was reacting to the Thursday’s ED searches at the office of the political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that the central agencies’ action in West Bengal ahead of the election reeked of the BJP’s “desperation.” She was referring to Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches on the political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office and its director Pratik Jain’s residence in West Bengal. “Outrageous abuse […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for maintaining “silence” on issues concerning the people of the Union territory. In her brief speech while speaking at the tenth death anniversary of her father and PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba said […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court denying bail to activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case is a “travesty of justice”, while rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been repeatedly granted parole. The Supreme Court on Monday refused bail to activists Umar Khalid […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said incidents of violence against minorities are going on unabated in the country and claimed that the best example of communal harmony was Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters after a public interaction, “Kath Baat”, in Anantnag, Mehbooba said, “Incidents of violence against minorities are going on […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday opposed any free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US, saying a similar deal with New Zealand had hurt the apple growers of Kashmir by exposing them to “unfair imports”. Expressing concern that apple import duties may be diluted, she said flooding markets with […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said it was “surprising” that her plea in the high court on seeking transfer of Jammu and Kashmir prisoners back home from jails elsewhere was rejected. A PIL filed by Mehbooba seeking transfer of local inmates was dismissed by the High Court of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said there was a growing intolerance in the country and urged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to send a ministerial team to different states to ensure safety of Kashmiris there in the wake of the harassment incidents. “The intolerance in the entire country has increased. Lynchings are […]