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  Mirwaiz to build homes for Kashmir flood victims

  India | November 29, 2014 14:58 IST

  Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, launched his plan for rehabilitation of flood victims by laying the foundation of a new home for a Kashmiri Pandit here Saturday.He laid the foundation

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  Mirwaiz regrets loss of lives on both sides of LoC

  Politics | October 09, 2014 13:25 IST

  Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed condolence over loss of lives on both side of the Indo-Pakistan border and LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.In a statement here, Mirwaiz expressed concern

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  Hurriyat calls for end of hostilities along border

  India | October 08, 2014 16:25 IST

  Srinagar: Moderate wing of Hurriyat Conference today asked India and Pakistan to end hostilities along the border and resume the stalled dialogue process to resolve all the outstanding issues.“The situation arising due to border tensions

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  Bilateral talks cannot resolve Kashmir issue: Ahmad Shah

  Politics | August 18, 2014 14:47 IST

  Srinagar: Senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah today welcomed the upcoming Indo-Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks but maintained that bilateral dialogue between the two countries would not resolve the Kashmir issue as people of the

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  How can Pakistan envoy talk to separatists: Congress

  Politics | August 17, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Sunday asked why India was going ahead with foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan when the Pakistani envoy here had invited Kashmiri separatists for talks.Congress leader Manish Tewari said allowing Abdul

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  India, Pak must resolve Kashmir issue once for all: Hurriyat

  India | May 25, 2014 14:55 IST

  Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference today said the leadership of India and Pakistan need to "boldly" move forward towards the start of a full-fledged peace process for resolving Kashmir issue "once for all"."We reiterate our call

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  Afzal Guru's hanging a tragic incident: Mirwaiz

  India | February 15, 2014 23:40 IST

  Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said the execution of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru was a "tragic incident" for the family and entire Kashmir."On the one hand, the secret execution

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  Moderate Hurriyat plans march to Sophian on Sep 20

  India | September 19, 2013 7:55 IST

  Srinagar: Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference yesterday called for a march to Shopian on Friday to protest against continued curfew and express solidarity with the people of the south Kashmir district."The decision was taken at

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  Leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference put under house arrest

  Politics | April 01, 2013 14:34 IST

  Srinagar, Apr 1: Several leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference, including its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, were placed under house arrest by the authorities here after the separatist amalgam said it will visit the family of

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  Omar should learn a lesson from DMK, says Mirwaiz Farooq

  Politics | March 24, 2013 6:57 IST

  Srinagar, Mar 24: Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday said the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir should learn a lesson from the DMK which had quit the UPA government at the Centre on

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  Pakistan asks Hurriyat leaders to avoid talks with India: report

  World | January 28, 2013 9:07 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 28: Pakistan has reportedly told the Hurriyat Conference leaders not to start any direct negotiations with India for at least another year, says a media report. The Hurriyat leaders led by their

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  Mirwaiz welcomes resumption of Indo-Pak talks

  World | December 18, 2012 23:41 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 18: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan but said Kashmiris should be included in parleys as the Kashmir issue cannot be settled without

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  Mirwaiz Was Against Issuing Passport To Geelani For Treatment In US: WikiLeaks

  India | September 04, 2011 19:11 IST

  Srinagar, Sept 4:  The turf war between rival factions of the Hurriyat Conference had reached a point where moderate leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq counseled against issuing a passport to hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani for

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  Take Up Unmarked Graves Issue: Mirwaiz To Anna

  India | August 31, 2011 15:32 IST

  Srinagar, Aug 31:  Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today appealed to Anna Hazare and his team to launch a campaign for seeking answers from the government regarding the unmarked graves in Kashmir.  “We

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  Mirwaiz Condemns Mumbai Blasts

  Politics | July 14, 2011 17:48 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 14: Chairman of moderate Hurriyat faction Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today condemned the Mumbai serial blasts saying such incidents are orchestrated to derail the dialogue process between India and Pakistan.“We are saddened by the

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  Mirwaiz, Five Others Booked For Violence On Eid

  India | September 12, 2010 18:33 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday registered three cases against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of Hurriyat's moderate faction, and other separatist leaders for allegedly inciting yesterday's violence during which government properties were torched by