SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President, and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday presided over a virtual meeting of the party’s provincial Committee members. The meeting lasted for five hours and was presided by Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah. Party Vice President Mr Omar Abdullah was also present.
The meeting was conducted virtually through video conferencing mode by Party Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani. Party’s Provincial members regardless of their location participated in the meeting, while as the Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Additional General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani, Central Secretary Irfan Shah, Party Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hassnain Masoodi, Provincial Vice President Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Provincial Secretary Showkat Mir, Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, Provincial vice president Syed Tauqeer Shah, North Zone Vice Pres
NC Seeks Early Mitigation Of Problems Concerning People In Wake Of Heavy Snowfall
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday impressed upon the administration to expedite early mitigation of the issues concerning people in Srinagar in wake of the recent heavy snowfall.
In joint statement Party functionaries including former speaker Mubarak Gul, women wing president Shameema Firdous, central secretary Irfan Ahmed Shah, Tanveer Sadiq and Ahsan Pardesi said that the delayed non-clearance of the lanes, by lanes and main arterials has put the precious lives of the people in jeopardy. It has been more than a week, the administration is yet to clear the inner city alleys and main roads, they said while lamenting concerned agencies for their lacklustre approach in dealing with the crises. “The amassed snow on footpaths, walkways and main roads has frozen due to the dip in the night temperatures. Due to the freezing temperatures, the piled-up snow is lying on road
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ISLAMABAD: India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has confiscated assets worth Rs118 million of former occupied Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering probe in what his National Party says is an “attempt to silence the leadership and dissuade it from voicing support to political aspirations of the Kashmiri people”.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, the investigating agency is probing financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association and has pressed similar charges against a few others as well. The agency has issued a provisional attachment order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the attached properties are located in occupied Jammu and Srinagar.
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday termed the attachment of Dr Farooq Abdullah’s property by ED political vendetta, meant to settle a political score.
In a joint statement party leadership including General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Provincial Presidents Nasir Aslam Wani, Devender Singh Rana senior leaders Mohammad Shafi Uri, AR Rather, Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan, Mian Altaf, Mubarak Gul, party MPs Mohammad Akbar Lone, Hasnain Masoodi, SS Salathia, Ajay Sadhotra, Qamar Ali Akhoon lambasted the series of attacks on the party leadership.
Calling EDs targeting of Dr Farooq Abdullah, the leaders said such acts were nothing but unwarranted and unjustified. “There is no evidence worth the name on record to justify the order of attachment of the property. These ancestral assets had been acquired decades back, and there is no justification why these should be attached,” the leaders said. “It is nothing except political vendetta and an attempt to silence