SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said repeatedly putting him under house arrest on Fridays was an infringement on his personal freedom and closing down the Jama Masjid hurts the sentiments of the people of the Valley. To do so in the name of maintaining law and order is “ridiculous”, especially when the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday welcomed High Court’s judgment regarding issuance of travel documents raised hope among those denied passport for years on the basis of their relationship with militants and political prisoners. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said “The High Court’s judgment regarding issuance of travel documents raises […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Baramulla Lok Sabha member Engineer Rashid, who is on an indefinite hunger strike. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said he was deeply concerned by media reports about Engineer Rashid’s worsening condition, which has led to his hospitalization. […]
JAMMU — Days after Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq met members of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to discuss their return to the valley, Panun Kashmir – a prominent group representing the community – on Saturday dismissed the reconciliatory efforts as “meaningless”. The group said the struggle for a separate homeland within Kashmir where Kashmiri […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the killings of two civilians in Kathua and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir. This cycle will continue until accountability is fixed, he said in a post on X. Makhan Din (26), a resident of Batodi village in Kathua accused of being involved in […]
NEW DELHI — Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said that the Muslims of Kashmir Valley want the Kashmiri Pandits to return, while emphasising that the issue is a humanitarian one and not political. During an interaction with IANS, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also spoke on several issues, including the long-standing Kashmir conflict and […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday expressed sorrow over the demise of Tapan Bose, a noted civil society member, human rights defender and peace activist. Bose was a man of principles and a dear friend of Kashmir, who always stood with its people in their most difficult times, Farooq said. “Tapan […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday met separatist leader and head of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Delhi. Mehdi met the Mirwaiz and discussed issues related to Jammu and Kashmir and the Muslim community in the country, sources close to the two leaders said. Mirwaiz is in Delhi […]
NEW DELHI — A delegation led by Umar Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and the head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), will on Friday meet Jagdambika Pal, who chairs a joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, officials said on Wednesday. They said the Mirwaiz, who also heads the separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference, […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was saddened by the passing of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, describing him as a statesman committed to harmony. Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms and a consensus builder in the rough world of politics, died at the All India Institute of […]