Admin foils ‘Dargah Chalo’ march; Geelani, Mirwaiz arrested defying restrictions; No Friday prayers at Dargah Hazratbal

Hundreds of people on Friday staged a protest at Khanqah-e-Sokhta Nawa Kadal after government forces foiled their attempt to march towards Dargah Hazratbal. Hurriyat (M) leader Masroor Abbas Ansari, who was leading the march, was detained by the forces. The protesters were heard shouting pro-Pakistan and pro-freedom slogans. The separatist leadership has called for a march to Hazratbal shrine today to protest against the civilian killings. Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was arrested on Friday after he tried to march towards Hazratbal. The pro-freedom leadership has jointly called for a march to…

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