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 […]

J&K is part of India, do not call us Pakistanis: Farooq

J&K is part of India, do not call us Pakistanis: Farooq

New Delhi: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Narendra Modi government to spread “love”, and not “hate”, as it is the only way forward for the development of the country. Speaking during the discussion on the no-confidence motion, Abdullah said, “We tried to bring Kashmiri Pandits back home. Jammu and Kashmir is […]

PM should make statement on Manipur in Parliament: Farooq

PM should make statement on Manipur in Parliament: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the Manipur situation in Parliament and the opposition should also be allowed to express its views on the matter. “The whole world is talking about it (Manipur). He (PM) has commented on the issue and used very strong […]

Political parties welcome, Mehbooba skeptical

Political parties welcome, Mehbooba skeptical

Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on a day-to-day basis. The apex court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article […]

Kashmir witnessing new epidemic of drug addiction: Farooq

Kashmir witnessing new epidemic of drug addiction: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference President and Member of the Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that smart phone misuse and drug addiction/ substance abuse is emerging as a big threat to youth. He said this while addressing people at Magam. Among others General secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, Political Advisor to President […]

Farooq, Mehbooba to attend oppn meet: JD(U) president

Farooq, Mehbooba to attend oppn meet: JD(U) president

Patna: Jammu and Kashmir stalwarts Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti will be coming to the Bihar capital next week for the June 23 conclave of parties opposed to the BJP, a key political aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ made the disclosure at the party’s […]