Political activist Amjad Ayub Mirza criticised a Muzaffarabad rally demanding Yasin Malik's release, saying it blurred civil rights activism with militancy. He warned that linking governance protests with militant narratives undermines genuine reform efforts and harms Kashmiris.
The Delhi High Court has listed January 28 as the date for arguments in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal seeking the death penalty for Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, who is currently serving a life sentence in a 2017 terror-funding case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Section Officer (Legal) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Finance Corporation (JKLFC) for demanding a bribe of Rs 80,000 and accepting the first instalment of Rs 20,000, the probe agency said Saturday.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the lack of supporting material in a plea seeking the removal of the graves of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and JKLF founder Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail, prompting the petitioner to withdraw the case with liberty to refile it with data.
BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Sunday slammed Congress over Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik's claim that he briefed then PM Manmohan Singh after the Hafiz Saeed meeting.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday, in a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, urged him to view the case of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik through a "humanitarian lens."
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has claimed before the Delhi High Court that far from being a terrorist, he was repeatedly engaged by six successive Indian governments from VP Singh to Manmohan Singh to participate in peace initiatives on Kashmir.
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) IT cell chief Amit Malviya launched an attack against Congress over a meeting between Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then National Security Advisor NK Narayanan.
Malik, who is serving a life term in a terror-funding case, filed an affidavit claiming the meeting with Saeed and other leaders took place at the request of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) during his Pakistan visit for earthquake relief work.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Srinagar Zone, has uncovered a major drug smuggling racket in South Kashmir with the arrest of two individuals, including a former militant, and the seizure of 39 kilograms of poppy straw.
Malik currently imprisoned at Tihar Jail in Delhi, has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, stating that he has been on a hunger strike since November 1. The imprisoned Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is protesting what he claims is the denial of his fundamental
Meanwhile, Yasin Malik's wife wrote to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir.