After eight weeks Mirwaiz Umar Farooq released from house arrest Archives

The authorities in Kashmir on Monday night lifted the restrictions on the movement of Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who had been confined to his Nigeen residence for the past eight weeks. Soon after his release, Mirwaiz, who is also a religious head, addressed a gathering in downtown Srinagar on Monday evening and lashed out at the government for its “anti-people” policies, saying the authorities had “unleashed a war” against the Kashmiri people. Mirwaiz, along with other separatist leaders, was put under detention ahead of the byelections in…