Mirwaiz Umer Farooq
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NIA summons Mirwaiz Umer third time to appear in Delhi
India | Apr 05, 2019, 01:59 PM ISTFarooq has been summoned on charges of involvement in a terror funding case, police sources said on Friday.
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Mirwaiz Umer Farooq placed under house arrest
India | Mar 22, 2019, 11:18 AM ISTThe development comes ahead of post-Friday prayers protests called by separatists against the custodial death of Rizwan Asad Pandit, a 28-year-old private school teacher.
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Killing one militant will produce 10 more says senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq
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Mirwaiz says repression cannot stop people from seeking their right of self-determination
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Kashmir Valley remains tense, stray incidents of violence
India | Apr 19, 2015, 08:24 PM ISTSrinagar: After two days of violent protests, Kashmir Valley today remained tense with stray incidents of stone-pelting in Budgam district over the killing of a teenage boy in police firing yesterday."There were minor incidents of
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Uneasy calm prevails in Kashmir after teenager's killing
India | Apr 19, 2015, 05:14 PM ISTSrinagar: An uneasy calm on Sunday prevailed in Kashmir where authorities have kept several separatists including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq under house arrest to foil their plans of holding protests against
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Basit says Pakistan looking forward to Modi's visit: Mirwaiz
India | Mar 22, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit today told the moderate separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference that Islamabad was waiting for a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wanted to move forward on all outstanding
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Pak High Commissioner to meet Hurriyat's Mirwaiz tomorrow
India | Mar 22, 2015, 07:56 PM ISTSrinagar/New Delhi: Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit will meet moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq tomorrow during which a host of issues are expected to come up and he will also be apprised of
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Restrictions in Srinagar as separatists call for shutdown
India | Nov 05, 2014, 09:30 AM ISTSrinagar: Restrictions were imposed in some areas of the Srinagar city Wednesday as separatists called for a protest shutdown against the killing of two youths in army firing in Badgam district, an official said."Restrictions have
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Separatists reject Narendra Modi's development plank for J&K
National | Jul 05, 2014, 01:30 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir separatists today rejected the developmental plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win the hearts of the people, saying Kashmir was not an economic issue but a “political problem” requiring a
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Restrictions in Srinagar ahead of PM Narendra Modi visit
National | Jul 04, 2014, 03:56 PM ISTSrinagar: Restrictions were imposed in some areas of summer capital Srinagar and senior separatist leaders were placed under house arrest Friday, a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives here on his maiden visit."Restrictions have
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Narendra Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir amid row over Article 370
National | Jul 02, 2014, 05:43 PM ISTSrinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir Friday is seen as a tough political call as it comes in the wake of a raging row over a demand for revoking Article 370
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Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Srinagar
National | May 20, 2013, 01:04 PM ISTSrinagar, May 20: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairperson of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest Monday, a day before the group has called for a march to
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Mirwaiz Farooq 'Controlled' By ISI, Claims US Attorney
World | Mar 30, 2012, 06:04 PM ISTWashington, Mar 30: Separatist Kashmiri leader and Chairman of the moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is “supported and controlled” by ISI, a US Attorney has claimed before a court.The Attorney Neil H MacBride made
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'Committee To Enquire Into Conversion Of Muslim Youths'
India | Nov 12, 2011, 09:34 AM ISTSrinagar, Nov 12: With a video of Muslim youths allegedly being converted to Christianity surfacing on internet, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday said a committee has been formed to look into the incident.
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Mirwaiz Says, Farooq's Statement On Kashmiris Misleading
India | Aug 27, 2010, 08:38 PM ISTSrinagar: Terming Farooq Abdullah's statement that most of the people in Kashmir wanted to be with India as "baseless" and "misleading", Moderate Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday said the Union minister had