Mirwaiz refuses to meet delegation

Last Updated: Friday, July 23, 2010, 16:12

Chairman of Moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has refused to meet a three-member delegation of eminent individuals currently assessing the situation in Kashmir Valley.

Mirwaiz renews call for unity among separatists

Last Updated: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:41

Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Sunday renewed his call for unity among separatists to shape up a common strategy for meeting the challenge posed by "unabated" human rights violations in Kashmir.

Hurriyat activists detained

Last Updated: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 15:08

Police foiled attempts by Hurriyat activists to stage a sit-in to protest alleged human rights violations by placing chairman of the amalgam Mirwaiz Umer Farooq under house arrest and detaining around 45 of his supporters here.

Mediation `inevitable` in resolving Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz

Last Updated: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 16:35

The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Saturday accused the Centre of viewing the Kashmir problem through the "prism of Pakistan" and claimed that third party mediation has become inevitable in resolving the issue.

Curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist rally

Last Updated: Monday, February 8, 2010, 13:04

Strict security restrictions have been imposed in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital to prevent a separatist march scheduled later Monday.

Separatist leaders taken into preventive custody

Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 16:06

Chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and several others were taken into preventive custody when they were trying to take out a protest rally on the occasion of Human Rights Day, officials said here.

China distances itself from Umer Farooq`s remarks

Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 21:05

Distancing itself from the remarks of Hurriyat leader that it has a stake in peace in Kashmir, China has said that the issue is between India and Pakistan and hoped that it will be resolved through dialogue.

Separatist leader Mirwaiz plans visit to Beijing

Last Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009, 13:59

Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who heads the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir`s separatist Hurriyat Conference, plans to visit Beijing after Eid on Nov 28 on an invitation from an NGO.