SRINAGAR — The name of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani figured in the obituary references in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday but only two MLAs mentioned him in their speeches. More than a dozen MLAs spoke during the obituary references in the assembly. PDP MLA from Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik […]
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Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani to be remembered in J&K Assembly
SRINAGAR — Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani is in the list of former legislators and parliamentarians who will be remembered by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday. The speaker of the assembly will make obituary references over the demise of former legislators who have died since the last session of the legislature which took […]
BSF protests against Pakistan move on J&K separatist leader’s photo at Wagah
CHANDIGARH — The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan Rangers after the neighbouring country displayed a large photograph of Kashmiri separatist leader Late Syed Ali Shah Geelani of Hurriyat Conference at the Attari -Wagah joint check post. According to sources, the photograph has been put up near the site of […]
UAPA tribunal confirms ban on Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muslim League J&K
NEW DELHI — A tribunal set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Saturday confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir. The one-member tribunal of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta was constituted under the stringent anti-terror […]
Shabir Shah’s daughter, Geelani’s granddaughter ‘disassociate’ themselves from separatist ideology
SRINAGAR — Jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah’s daughter Sama Shabir and Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s granddaughter Ruwa Shah have put out nearly identical notices in local newspapers in Kashmir, disassociating themselves from “separatist ideology” and pledging their loyalty to “the sovereignty of Union of India”, PTI reported. Ruwa Shah, whose father and […]
Centre directs J&K admin to seize assets of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muslim League J&K
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Thursday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to seize all assets and freeze bank accounts and finances belonging to the pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and Muslim League Jammu Kashmir headed by separatist Masarat Alam. Both the organisations were recently banned by the government. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat was founded by late separatist […]
GoI bans Tehreek-e-Hurriyat under UAPA, terms it ‘Unlawful Association’
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India on Sunday banned Kashmiri separatist organization Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), Jammu and Kashmir under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Ministry also termed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) as an ‘Unlawful Association’. The Home Minister of India, Amit Shah said that the organization was involved in prohibited […]