Mirwaiz Umar Farooq criticizes his recurrent house arrests and the closure of Jama Masjid on Fridays, asserting it's an infringement of personal freedom and hurts Kashmiri sentiments. Farooq questions ...

Since May 30, 1990, when he had been forced to take over as the Mirwaiz following his father's assassination by unknown assailants, Omar Farooq has played an important role in the state politics.

The chief Islamic cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was yet again not allowed to go to Srinagar's Jama Masjid for ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq criticized the dismissal of three employees by the lieutenant governor, questioning if there's an agenda to remove Kashmiris from government roles. He also condemned the seizure of ...

Meanwhile, the occupation authorities have once again placed senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under house arrest in Srinagar to prevent his participation in ...

NEW DELHI: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious head of Kashmir, will appear before the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill on Friday to convey his reservations about the draft legislation.

Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is also the patron of a grouping of 45 Muslim religious bodies, the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), on Friday (January 24, 2025) submitted a six-point ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Hurriyat conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Baramulla Lok Sabha member sheikh Abdul Rashid ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) New Delhi- A delegation led by Umar Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and the head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), will on Friday meet Jagdambika Pal, who chairs a ...

The ruling National Conference today hailed a meeting between Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and NC Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah in New Delhi, saying that the meeting i ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear before Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill today Besides the Mirwaiz, the committee is also scheduled to hear the views of the Lawyers for Justice group today. PTI ...