PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti took a jibe at National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah and alleged that whenever they get power, elections become halal for the National Conference and when they lose power, elections become haram for them and this era of political convenience was started
National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday defended his decision to contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, stating that the goal is to present a united front against the BJP and minimize their seats.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has announced plans to host a public rally at Lahore's iconic Minar-e-Pakistan on September 15, according to ARY News.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, has won the Baramulla seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Rashid, who has been lodged in Tihar jail, has filed a petition for seeking regular bail in the case.
"The BJP should focus on setting its house in order...For the first time, I saw that the BJP deleted its list within 10 minutes of releasing it. Today, chairs were broken in their offices," Abdullah said.
BJP leader Shazia Ilmi has strongly criticized the Congress party for aligning with the National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir, questioning the party's stance and electoral strategy.
According to the seat-sharing pact reached by the two parties for the assembly polls in J-K, the National Conference will contest 51 of 90 seats and Congress 32. The two parties will also have a "friendly contest" on five seats.
US diplomats including Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Graham Mayer and First Secretary Gary Applegarth met National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar on Monday.
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah alleged People's Democratic Party (PDP) of "imitating" their manifesto and asked the Mehbooba Mufti-led party to not field their candidates.
Dr Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Zakat, affirmed that the UAE has a longstanding record of women's empowerment, dating back to the era of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.