JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said Kashmir is incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits and people of the Valley are eagerly awaiting their return. The former chief minister also suggested that reservation of two Assembly seats for Kashmiri Pandits would be preferable. “Kashmiri Pandits must take their own decision. We are eagerly […]
JAMMU — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for granting divisional status to the Pir Panjal and Chenab valley regions of Jammu and the creation of more districts to ensure better administrative outreach. Addressing the party’s public interaction programme ‘Gal Baat’ in Rajouri, she said Jammu and Kashmir has been going […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday called upon the people of Iran to stand united to defeat the “ploys” of the US and Israel, and also appealed to the leadership in the Islamic Republic to address the grievances of the protesters there. Speaking to reporters here, Mufti, a former chief minister of the […]
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 […]