SRINAGAR — Maulana Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi, Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband (Waqf) and member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) who is on a brief visit to the Kashmir along with a delegation of prominent scholars called upon Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, at his residence in Nigeen today. The two leaders […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis Ulema (MMU) an amalgam of various religious bodies in Kashmir Saturday condemned the remarks made by Mahant Narsinghanand, and demanded his immediate arrest. The MMU, which is headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, strongly said such “blasphemous” statements are completely unacceptable to Muslims and all those who believe in respect for religious […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a prominent religious cleric in Kashmir, said on Saturday that both India and Pakistan have a real opportunity at the upcoming SCO Summit in Pakistan to break the ice and engage constructively on the Kashmir issue. He expressed hope that both nations will seize this chance to bring lasting […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would not solve the Kashmir issue and advocated for peaceful means of outreach and dialogue to address the matter. The religious and separatist leader, who was allowed to offer Friday congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid in […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging his “house arrest”, the separatist amalgam said on Wednesday. It said the court is scheduled to hear the petition on Friday. While the Hurriyat has claimed that its chairman has been under house detention for […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he continues to be under house arrest, preventing him from going to Jamia Masjid for the third consecutive Friday to deliver the sermon and offer prayers, news agency KNS reported. Mirwaiz said that it is strange that while the head of the government claims that he is […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday alleged that the authorities in Kashmir were taking people into preventive custody ahead of the assembly elections. He also claimed that the authorities placed him under house arrest and did not allow him to attend a “crucial meeting” of an organisation of Islamic clerics […]
SRINAGAR — Umer Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, has 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 two-page correspondence to Jagdambika Pal, who chairs the joint committee of Parliament examining the […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist and Jamia Masjid chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday in the lead-up to assembly polls placed under house arrest and not allowed to deliver his sermon on Friday, the leader said. Castigating his house detention, Mirwaiz expressed apprehensions that he may be detained till the end of the elections, which […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concerns over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, describing those as “interference in religious matters” and alleged that the government was using Muslims as “polarising agents for electoral purposes”. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid here, he said the introduction […]