Changing Army officers won’t solve issue in Poonch: Farooq

Changing Army officers won’t solve issue in Poonch: Farooq

Favours talks with Pak, Otherwise “We Will Face Same Situation As Is Happening With Palestinians In Gaza” Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said shunting out Army officers will not address the Poonch civilian deaths case and called for an investigation to find out why innocent people were “tortured” to death. He also […]

Injustice against employees: Farooq

Admin warning employees against demonstrations Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order warning its employees of disciplinary action if they resort to demonstrations and strikes is “injustice”, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday. Saying that the National Conference (NC) stands with the government employees, Abdullah urged Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]

Farooq to chair meeting of J-K oppn parties on Oct 3

Srinagar: A meeting of opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir has been called at National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah’s residence on October 3 to discuss the political situation in the union territory. CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said on Wednesday that a communication has been sent to leaders of all opposition parties to attend […]

Political biography of Farooq Abdullah released

Political biography of Farooq Abdullah released

New Delhi: A new book on the life and times of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah was released on Monday, announced Fingerprint! Publishing — an imprint of Prakash Books Pvt. Ltd. “Farooq of Kashmir”, written by journalists Ashwini Bhatnagar and RC Ganjoo, traces the journey of Abdullah […]

Dialogue must for ending bloodshed in J&K: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said India and Pakistan will have to come to the dialogue table if they want to end bloodshed and find lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu ad Kashmir chief minister also said wars did not resolve issues in the past nor will they […]

Militancy has not ended in J&K: Farooq

Militancy has not ended in J&K: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said militancy in Jammu and Kashmir will not end until India and Pakistan hold a dialogue to find a lasting solution to all conflicts. “Encounters will keep on happening. To say that militancy has ended will be wrong. These things happened yesterday and are happening today .. […]

G20 better forum than UN: Farooq

G20 better forum than UN: Farooq

Srinagar: The G20 forum is better than the United Nations as 20 countries discuss their issues and look for solutions, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Friday. However, he stressed that the G20 meeting take place in every member country on a rotational basis and it is a normal process. “G20 (meeting) is […]

Govt cannot change history by changing names: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the central government changing names of institutions named after Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah cannot erase them from history. “They (government) cannot change history by changing names. Can they remove the names of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi from history? They […]

History cannot be buried, changed by removing names: Farooq

Srinagar: History cannot be buried or changed by removing the names of leaders who have not been a part of the BJP, it will “emerge” and “remain”, said National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday. “They are removing Nehru’s and Indira Gandhi’s name. They are removing the names of every leader who is not a […]

India-Pak should hold talks on Kashmir issue with honesty: Farooq

India-Pak should hold talks on Kashmir issue with honesty: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said promoting border tourism or holding rallies in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tamasha which will go on until India and Pakistan hold talks with honesty on the Kashmir issue. “The hearts of both the countries should be pure. There has been enough show-off,” the […]