SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid for the third consecutive week. Mirwaiz, who is the chief cleric of Kashmir, alleged that he was barred from offering prayers at the Jama Masjid in the […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid. This is the second consecutive Friday that the Mirwaiz was allegedly barred from offering the prayers at the Jama Masjid in the city’s Nowhatta locality. There was […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday appealed to the government to release Kashmiris, including leaders, lawyers and journalists, lodged in jails. He made the appeal on the occasion of Human Rights Day. “On Human Rights Day, once again reiterate the right to freedom and liberty of thousands of Kashmiris, including the […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he has been put under house arrest and prevented from offering the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here. “As I was about to leave for Jama Masjid for the Friday sermon and prayers, I have been verbally informed that I am under […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday welcomed the administration’s move to confiscate properties of drug peddlers in Kashmir as part of its efforts to eradicate the menace of narcotics from the Valley. Addressing a religious gathering at a mosque here, Farooq appreciated the police’s intensified efforts to combat drug trafficking, acknowledging […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday asked the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir to take measures to stop the “injustice” of dismissing employees over alleged militant links and reinstate all those who have been terminated so far. His remark came a day after two government employees were dismissed from service […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed concern on Friday over the recent court-ordered surveys of religious sites and called for the protection of Muslim heritage and their rights. Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, Farooq, the Mirwaiz (chief cleric) of Kashmir, condemned the killing of four youths in clashes during […]
SRINAGAR — Umar Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, on Thursday again expressed grave concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, saying they threatened the interests of the Muslim community and violated fundamental rights. In a reminder to his September letter, the Mirwaiz — who heads the Mutahida […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concern over the alarming rise in traffic accidents across Kashmir. “Each day we hear about traffic accidents claiming precious lives. Just yesterday two young boys tragically lost their lives and a third is battling for his life,” he said in his Friday sermon at […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Kashmir Muhammad Umar Farooq has strongly condemned the actions of the Government for placing him under house arrest and preventing him from attending a pre-scheduled condolence gathering for the late Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Ahmad Shah Sahib, son of the Muhaajir-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah (RA) and brother in law of shaheed […]