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Srinagar A day after revealing that he was visiting China, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said China had a stake in peace in South Asia as part of Kashmir was under its control. Adressing the Friday congregation at Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz said that while he didn't consider China a party to the dispute, the country, by virtue of its global profile, had a role in the stability of South Asia, and together with the US could facilitate resolution of Kashmir dispute. Mirwaiz also w

improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan   -Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

 

NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 (APP) India on Friday said no meeting has been scheduled between Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India in Port of Spain later this month on the sidelines of CHOGM.This was stated by Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao while briefing newsmen here on the forthcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US and Port of Spain for attending Commonwealth Heads of Goverment Meeting (CHOGM). India prime Minister will undertake visit to the US from Nov. 22 to 26 and attend the C

He (Mirwaiz) is free to travel wherever he wants   -S M Krishna

 

Pakistan on Friday claimed that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without its involvement. They will "not be successful" unless Pakistan is involved in such parleys, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters in his home town of Multan. His comments came a day after a meeting of Hurriyat moderates, chaired by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in Srinagar, to decide if they should go for talks with the Centre remained inconclusive, with some of t  

New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) With moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq planning to go to China, Government today said it has no objection to it but made it clear that he will be stopped if his visa is on stapled paper instead of passport, a practice followed by China in case of Kashmiris. "He (Mirwaiz) is free to travel wherever he wants," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters when asked whether the government would permit the Hurriyat leader to go to China for attending a seminar of an

He (Mirwaiz) is free to travel wherever he wants   -S M Krishna

 

Pakistan Army has taken full control of Sararogha amid ongoing operation in Southern Waziristan killing a large number of Uzbek militants there Tuesday. During a press briefing in recently cleared area Pak Army Brigade Commander in Sararogha Brigadier Shafiq told newsmen that 70 landmines and 21 suicide-blast-jackets have been seized here. 'Pak Army took control of Sararogha after five days of operations.'

Pak Army took control of Sararogha after five days of operations.   -Brigadier Shafiq

 

Kashmiri Pandits, who braved on in the valley at the height of militant violence in 1989, are now scared. After threats to their life came from members of the majority community in the Kashmir valley. Threatening to migrate now, Sanjay K. Tickoo, who heads the Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS), said the Samiti members were attacked on Sunday by five to six persons from the majority community when the pandits were clicking pictures of a temple at Chattabal.  

U.S President Barack Hussain Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao opened bilateral talks at the great hall of the people, where the US leader was greeted in an official welcoming ceremony. A military honor guard and a brass band welcomed the US President, who is making his first visit to the Asian giant since taking office in January. The band played the national anthems of both countries, and each president introduced his delegation to the other.  

Chairman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference of India-controlled Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Saturday demanded Indian authorities to disarm Village Defense Committees (VDCs) in the region.  

Chairman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference of India-controlled Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Saturday demanded Indian authorities to disarm Village Defense Committees (VDCs) in the region.