Moderate Hurriyat Conference

The chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik was today detained while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest to prevent the separatists from leading protests, police said.

JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik was detained from his residence in Srinagar, while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Saturday.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference today welcomed the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the 'Heart of Asia' conference in New Delhi saying both the countries should attempt to create a conducive atmosphere to carry forward the dialogue process.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference today said that both India and Pakistan need to engage in "serious" and "result-oriented talks" to settle all issues pending for decades, including Kashmir, and hoped that the composite dialogue announced during Foreign Secretary-level talks will be a "milestone" in realising this dream.

Separatists welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lahore today, with moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq terming it "a positive move" and hardline faction leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani saying they have no objection to improved relations between India and Pakistan.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan on all issues including Kashmir, saying dialogue is the "most effective way" of resolution of contending issues.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference and militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on Friday rejected contentions by former RAW chief AS Dulat regarding them, insisting that they have no basis.

Authorities today imposed restrictions in six police station areas in Srinagar ahead of a rally by the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference to mark the death anniversary of its two leaders.

Separatists from the Kashmir valley are divided on the dialogue process between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters after meeting the visiting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani in Delhi today, the moderates termed it as necessary for building 'mutual trust' while hardliners dubbed it as a 'futile exercise'.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference leaders were privately in favour of hanging Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru if he was guilty but felt that he did not get adequate representation during parts of his trial, leaked US diplomatic cables have claimed.

Ahead of their proposed march to violence-hit Sopore to express solidarity with the families of the youth killed in firing, authorities on Monday placed under house arrest several leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference including its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

The Majlis-e-Mushawarat Shopian has called for a strike on Tuesday, with support from the Hurriyat Conference's moderate faction.

In a U-turn, the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference on Thursday went back on its decision not to call for a poll boycott.

The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference and conglomerate of militant outfits have crossed swords.

The chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik was today detained while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest to prevent the separatists from leading protests, police said.

JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik was detained from his residence in Srinagar, while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Saturday.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference today welcomed the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the 'Heart of Asia' conference in New Delhi saying both the countries should attempt to create a conducive atmosphere to carry forward the dialogue process.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference today said that both India and Pakistan need to engage in "serious" and "result-oriented talks" to settle all issues pending for decades, including Kashmir, and hoped that the composite dialogue announced during Foreign Secretary-level talks will be a "milestone" in realising this dream.

Separatists welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lahore today, with moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq terming it "a positive move" and hardline faction leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani saying they have no objection to improved relations between India and Pakistan.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan on all issues including Kashmir, saying dialogue is the "most effective way" of resolution of contending issues.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference and militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on Friday rejected contentions by former RAW chief AS Dulat regarding them, insisting that they have no basis.

Authorities today imposed restrictions in six police station areas in Srinagar ahead of a rally by the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference to mark the death anniversary of its two leaders.

Separatists from the Kashmir valley are divided on the dialogue process between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters after meeting the visiting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani in Delhi today, the moderates termed it as necessary for building 'mutual trust' while hardliners dubbed it as a 'futile exercise'.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference leaders were privately in favour of hanging Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru if he was guilty but felt that he did not get adequate representation during parts of his trial, leaked US diplomatic cables have claimed.

Ahead of their proposed march to violence-hit Sopore to express solidarity with the families of the youth killed in firing, authorities on Monday placed under house arrest several leaders of moderate Hurriyat Conference including its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

The Majlis-e-Mushawarat Shopian has called for a strike on Tuesday, with support from the Hurriyat Conference's moderate faction.

In a U-turn, the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference on Thursday went back on its decision not to call for a poll boycott.

The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference and conglomerate of militant outfits have crossed swords.