Farooq has an important religious as well as political role in the Valley. He is seen as the spiritual leader of Kashmir’s Muslims. He became the 14th Mirwaiz in 1990 when militancy was on the rise in the Valley.
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq attracted a barrage of angry tweets from Indian fans, including one from Gautam Gambhir, after he termed the celebrations as "early Eid."
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, today said that they were not against dialogue but pushed for the inclusion of Pakistan in the talks.
Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said that any talks over Kashmir must include all stakeholders including Pakistan.
Hurriyat Conference leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were detained on Friday after they tried to march towards Aripanthan to pay homage to four civilians killed in firing by CRPF on August
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, moderate Kashmiri separatist leader, today invoked former Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring peace in the Kashmir valley.
Srinagar: In a significant move, separatists have decided to hold talks with Kashmiri Pandit migrants to discuss their return to the Valley, marking their first "serious attempt" to bring back the community which was forced
In an interesting development, the Kashmiri separatists have decided to hold talks with Pandit migrants so that they could discuss threadbare all obstacles in the way.
Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has invited top separatist leaders and civil society members to join him in a protest demonstration tomorrow at Jamia Masjid against the killing of trucker Zahid Bhat."Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Pressing for urgent resolution of Kashmir issue, Huriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today invoked former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee while asking the Narendra Modi government to launch a process of "dialogue" and
New Delhi: Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), has been listed among the Top 10 influential Muslim political faces of the world.He stands at number nine in the survey conducted
New Delhi: Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tonight conveyed to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit “concerns” over non-inclusion of Kashmir in the recent talks between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif in Russia.Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Normal life in Kashmir was affected today due to strike call by separatists against the killing of civilians in Sopore town of Baramulla district.Shops, business establishments and schools remained closed due to the strike
New Delhi: A delegation of Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister's foreign adviser Sartaj Aziz on Sunday and demanded that the people of the valley be taken into confidence before chalking out any solution
Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today accused the government of violating the right to life in Kashmir and said the NC leaders are “morally dead”.“The right to life is being totally violated
Kolkata, Nov 28 (PTI) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today faced protests by members of BJP's student wing who hurled eggs at his vehicle here and diplayed banners, prompting police to arrest 25 of
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