Bangalore/New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Soon after Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tweeted a congratulatory message to Pakistan over their Champions Trophy victory against England, the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a scathing attack on him, branding him as a 'traito
New Delhi [India] June 15 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir on Thursday said that separatists who are funded by Pakistan are expected to make remarks like Kashmiri separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq made.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 15 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday condemned Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's congratulatory tweet for the Pakistan Cricket team and advised him to go to Pakistan.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Senior journalist Rahul Jalali on Thursday said that Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq should simply be ignored and not given free play in and by the Indian media.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 15 (ANI): The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asserted that more attention should be given to Kashmiris who support and aspire to become Indian cricketers rather than to separatists like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq cheered for the Pakistan Cricket Team after its win over England in the first semi-final match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday questioned Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar if he was adding to the agenda of separatism by meeting with separatist leaders Shabir Shah and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Kashmir [India], May 25 (ANI): In an effort to resume dialogue with the stakeholders in Kashmir, five-member delegation led by veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday called on moderate Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and discussed ways to calm down the protestors.
Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir)[India], Mar. 17(ANI): Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Omer Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that Pakistan's proposal to declare Giglit-Baltistan as fifth state of Pakistan is unacceptable.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)[India], Nov. 11(ANI): Hurriyat Conference (moderate) chairperson, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was detained on Friday by Jammu and Kashmir police before his march towards besieged Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha, who led a "high-level delegation" to meet hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and chairman of the moderate section of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar F
New Delhi [India], Sept. 9 (ANI): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for its annual 'Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers' as well as the 'Meeting of Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir