Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
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Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz to attend Pakistan Day function in Delhi
India | Mar 22, 2015, 08:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of attending the Pakistan Day function here on Monday, moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said the grouping wants to lend full support to the India- Pakistan dialogue on
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Mirwaiz to build homes for Kashmir flood victims
India | Nov 29, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTSrinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, launched his plan for rehabilitation of flood victims by laying the foundation of a new home for a Kashmiri Pandit here Saturday.He laid the foundation
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Mirwaiz regrets loss of lives on both sides of LoC
National | Oct 09, 2014, 01:25 PM ISTSrinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed condolence over loss of lives on both side of the Indo-Pakistan border and LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.In a statement here, Mirwaiz expressed concern
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Hurriyat calls for end of hostilities along border
India | Oct 08, 2014, 04:25 PM ISTSrinagar: Moderate wing of Hurriyat Conference today asked India and Pakistan to end hostilities along the border and resume the stalled dialogue process to resolve all the outstanding issues.“The situation arising due to border tensions
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Bilateral talks cannot resolve Kashmir issue: Ahmad Shah
National | Aug 18, 2014, 02:47 PM ISTSrinagar: Senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah today welcomed the upcoming Indo-Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks but maintained that bilateral dialogue between the two countries would not resolve the Kashmir issue as people of the
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How can Pakistan envoy talk to separatists: Congress
National | Aug 17, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress Sunday asked why India was going ahead with foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan when the Pakistani envoy here had invited Kashmiri separatists for talks.Congress leader Manish Tewari said allowing Abdul
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India, Pak must resolve Kashmir issue once for all: Hurriyat
India | May 25, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTSrinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference today said the leadership of India and Pakistan need to "boldly" move forward towards the start of a full-fledged peace process for resolving Kashmir issue "once for all"."We reiterate our call
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Afzal Guru's hanging a tragic incident: Mirwaiz
India | Feb 15, 2014, 11:40 PM ISTSrinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said the execution of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru was a "tragic incident" for the family and entire Kashmir."On the one hand, the secret execution
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Moderate Hurriyat plans march to Sophian on Sep 20
India | Sep 19, 2013, 07:55 AM ISTSrinagar: Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference yesterday called for a march to Shopian on Friday to protest against continued curfew and express solidarity with the people of the south Kashmir district."The decision was taken at
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Leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference put under house arrest
National | Apr 01, 2013, 02:34 PM ISTSrinagar, Apr 1: Several leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference, including its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, were placed under house arrest by the authorities here after the separatist amalgam said it will visit the family of
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Omar should learn a lesson from DMK, says Mirwaiz Farooq
National | Mar 24, 2013, 06:57 AM ISTSrinagar, Mar 24: Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday said the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir should learn a lesson from the DMK which had quit the UPA government at the Centre on
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Pakistan asks Hurriyat leaders to avoid talks with India: report
World | Jan 28, 2013, 09:07 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 28: Pakistan has reportedly told the Hurriyat Conference leaders not to start any direct negotiations with India for at least another year, says a media report. The Hurriyat leaders led by their
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Mirwaiz welcomes resumption of Indo-Pak talks
World | Dec 18, 2012, 11:41 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 18: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan but said Kashmiris should be included in parleys as the Kashmir issue cannot be settled without
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Mirwaiz Was Against Issuing Passport To Geelani For Treatment In US: WikiLeaks
India | Sep 04, 2011, 07:11 PM ISTSrinagar, Sept 4: The turf war between rival factions of the Hurriyat Conference had reached a point where moderate leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq counseled against issuing a passport to hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani for
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Take Up Unmarked Graves Issue: Mirwaiz To Anna
India | Aug 31, 2011, 03:32 PM ISTSrinagar, Aug 31: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today appealed to Anna Hazare and his team to launch a campaign for seeking answers from the government regarding the unmarked graves in Kashmir. “We
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Mirwaiz Condemns Mumbai Blasts
National | Jul 14, 2011, 05:48 PM ISTSrinagar, Jul 14: Chairman of moderate Hurriyat faction Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today condemned the Mumbai serial blasts saying such incidents are orchestrated to derail the dialogue process between India and Pakistan.“We are saddened by the
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Mirwaiz, Five Others Booked For Violence On Eid
India | Sep 12, 2010, 06:33 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday registered three cases against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of Hurriyat's moderate faction, and other separatist leaders for allegedly inciting yesterday's violence during which government properties were torched by