Three nephews of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Central Cultural Secretary Abdul Fattah Channa--Zahid Channa, Ghulam Muhammad Channa, and Sajjad Channa--were abducted by the ISI from their homes.
As per the Election Commission of India, the polling in the UT will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, while the counting of the votes will take place on October 4.
In a blow to Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad ahead of the assembly polls, former Jammu and Kashmir minister, Taj Mohiuddin has announced his resignation from the party.
Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election schedule, Jammu and Kashmir opposition leaders of the PDP and National Conference welcomed the Election Commission's decision and hoped that the assembly polls would be conducted in a "free and fair" manner.
Soon after the Election Commission announced the dates of the Jammu and Kashmir polls, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that his party is ready for the polls and campaigning will begin soon.
Asad was killed on April 13 in an encounter in Jhansi. He was killed along with Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj.
Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir hinted at the formation of a new party unit in West Bengal after meeting with Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal in Delhi and said a process is being worked out to raise a new party high command in the state.
Reacting to the Centre's decision to amend the rules of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Tuesday that it's a "positive news for them".
One more soldier injured in the terrorist attack on an army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua on Monday has succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to five, a Defence official said.