SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Sunday said the ‘one nation one election’ (ONOE) plan directly “threatens” the political, legal and cultural identity of Jammu and Kashmir. The youth president of the PDP said the plan will erase “whatever remains” of the political voice of Jammu and Kashmir. “One Election (ONOE) proposal’ This is […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed-ur-Rehman Para Friday urged Union Railway Ministry to establish Vande Bharat Express stop at Awantipora. Para said the location is home to AIIMS, Awantipora airfield, university, industrial hub, and said the area is vital for south Kashmir’s connectivity and development. Taking to micro-blogging site X […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed Para on Wednesday claimed that abrogation of Article 370, which was touted as a step toward equality for Kashmiris, has institutionalised exclusion and double standards. Para was commenting on a notification issued by Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations, asking candidates desirous of […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has given PDP legislative party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para seven days to respond to a “breach of privilege” notice issued over his speech in the House early this month. Para, a first-time member of the legislative Assembly, is accused of breach of privilege by National Conference MLA Nazir Ahmad […]
NEW DELHI — The US authorities, while responding to a legal assistance request submitted by J&K police through the ministry of external affairs, seeking access to two alleged Gmail accounts of PDP MLA and terror accused Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, have posed a set of counter-queries and clarifications. Sources said the US department of justice, responding to […]
SRINAGAR — Hitting back at Nasir Sogami, Waheed Para stated that blaming the PDP cannot absolve the National Conference (NC) of its historic betrayals and fresh compromises on Article 370. He criticized NC’s failure to deliver on its promise of one lakh jobs, with only one appointment made so far. Para emphasized that PDP’s alliances […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed ur Rehman Para on Friday said National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s argument against Congress’ take on resolution passed by the Assembly on restoration of special status to Jammu and Kashmir falls flat as Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary has also delinked return of Article 370 from the resolution. Para […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appointed Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para as the leader of the legislative party in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Mufti made the announcement while chairing a meeting of the PDP where several other important appointments were also made. “PDP President Mehbooba Mufti chaired a […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party Leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para on Monday said that he that he is taken aback by Omar Abdullah’s recent alteration in his stance on Article 370. Speaking to reporters, Para said that the statehood that LG has talked about, the same statehood that the Home Minister has discussed, is […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Shortly after Waheed Ur Rehman Para introduced a resolution against the abrogation of Article 370, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti praised him for raising the issue in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. In a post on X, Mehbooba wrote, “Proud of Waheed Para for introducing a resolution in the J&K […]