
Hiranagar: Opposition People's Democratic Party on Sunday said any solution to the vexed issue of Kashmir should be found within the framework of the Indian Constitution and called for stronger Cente-State relations. "Today the people will demand self-rule and tomorrow they will ask for 'aazadi', this way we cannot find a solution to our problem. The real solution of Kashmir issue lies within the Constitution of India," PDP patron Mufti...

06:39 PM, May 27, 2012

Srinagar: The opposition PDP on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had become a victim of trust deficit between people of the state and rest of the country and the gap had to be bridged to facilitate a lasting solution to the problem. "Efforts have to be redoubled to remove apprehensions on both sides that have marred chances of reconciliation," PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said. It was unfortunate that over...

04:03 AM, May 14, 2012

Jammu: Stressing that dialogue is the only means to solve all vexed problems, PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday said India and Pakistan should take "concrete" steps to take the peace and reconciliation process to its logical conclusion. Addressing public meetings at Simbal Camp area of RS Pura assembly segment, Sayeed said that situation in Pakistan has changed and it was also giving encouraging response to the dialogue process....

02:43 AM, Apr 30, 2012

Srinagar: Twelve years after her son was allegedly arrested by the Nepal police, Zubeida, a 65-year-old Kashmiri widow, has said that she has been running from pillar to post to know his whereabouts. Ghulam Muhammad Sofi, a Kashmiri handicraft trader, was allegedly arrested in Kathmandu on August 12, 2000. "The authorities told us that my son had been arrested in Nepal and later handed over to some unknown intelligence agency,"...

05:55 PM, Apr 23, 2012

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday accused the Omar Abdullah government of "eroding the democratic institutions" by not holding civic polls in the state. PDP patron and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, whose party is focusing on spreading its wings in the Jammu region, referred to the failure of the government in conducting the civic polls. The polls to civic agencies and town...

04:28 AM, Dec 05, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that the government will consider the demand for autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir if there was autonomy among political parties on the issue. The Prime Minister said this after meeting an all party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. It lasted nearly four hours. However, Singh added that the autonomy would be within the ambit of...

11:36 PM, Aug 10, 2010

The centre is actively considering self-rule for Kashmir, reveals former J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. ...

04:19 PM, May 02, 2007

The debate over reducing troop strength in the state could now see the formation of a committee on demilitarisation. ...

11:07 PM, Mar 26, 2007

The Centre is considering a move to set up a committee to study the issues of troop reduction in civilian areas in J&K. ...

06:43 PM, Mar 23, 2007

PDP leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday to discus his party's demands. ...

05:51 PM, Mar 22, 2007

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said the country's leadership should fully support the ongoing Indo-Pak peace process. ...

07:37 PM, Dec 25, 2006