Kashmir’s Political Space Under Debate: Mirwaiz Questions Bans, Property Attachments and Exclusion

Kashmir’s Political Space Under Debate: Mirwaiz Questions Bans, Property Attachments and Exclusion

Mirwaiz Calls for Review of J&K Bans, Raises Due-Process Questions Over JeI Properties By: News Desk | 08 September 2026 As Jamaat-e-Islami faces renewed property action in Sopore and its former chief signals a legal challenge to the ban, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says lasting peace cannot be built by excluding organisations with real social influence. SRINAGAR, September 9, 2026 — A familiar question has returned to the centre of Kashmir’s political debate: can lasting peace be built while entire political and socio-religious constituencies remain outside the formal political space? Mirwaiz…

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Mehbooba Mufti Calls Detentions Without Trial a ‘Tragedy’, Seeks Review of J&K Prisoners’ Cases

Mehbooba Mufti Calls Detentions Without Trial a ‘Tragedy’, Seeks Review of J&K Prisoners’ Cases

‘A Tragedy for Democracy’: Mehbooba Mufti Raises Alarm Over J&K Prisoners Held Without Trial By: Javid Amin | 23 May 2026 PDP Chief Says Prolonged Detentions Undermine Constitutional Rights and Public Faith in Justice Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has described the continued detention of many Jammu and Kashmir residents without trial as a “tragedy,” arguing that prolonged incarceration without judicial conclusion represents a serious challenge to constitutional principles and democratic accountability. Her remarks have once again brought attention to a…

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Farooq Abdullah Summoned by ED for Questioning in J&K Cricket Association Probe

Farooq Abdullah Summoned by ED for Questioning in J&K Cricket Association Probe

A senior officer of the agency confirmed that Farooq has been asked to depose at the ED office in Srinagar on Tuesday The Enforcement Directorate (EC) has issued a fresh summons to National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah for questioning in a money-laundering case pertaining to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), official sources said Monday. A senior officer of the agency confirmed that Farooq has been asked to depose at the ED office in Srinagar on Tuesday. The 86-year-old politician was last called by the central agency in…

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