Tag: Yasin Malik

JKLF chairman Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar

Yasin Malik, the 52-year-old separatist leader renounced violence in 1994 and took to table to forward his demand for the settlement on the Kashmir conflict.

January 21, 2019

Hurriyat’s march to Army Cantonment in Srinagar foiled

Police burst teargas shells to disperse a mob led by Malik that indulged in pelting stones at the security forces in the Lal Chowk area.

December 17, 2018

FEAR CLOUDS POLL PROCESS

The boycott call by Pakistan-backed separatists has dampened the mood ahead of civic elections in the state.

October 8, 2018

Yasin Malik leads protest in support of Article 35A

Immediately after the day's congregational Friday prayers, Malik along with his supporters, led the protest in Maisuma area of Srinagar.

August 17, 2018

Article 35A gives Kashmiris right to self-determination: Yasin Malik

"They know their right to self-determination will be automatically snatched from them if state subject law is scrapped".

August 10, 2018

JKLF Chief Yasin Malik leads protest in support of Article 35A

After the congressional Friday prayers at a mosque near the Residency Road, Malik led a protest march to defend Article 35A.

August 3, 2018

Separatist-called shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) called the valley-wide shutdown against the "continuing killings of civilians by the Indian security forces".

July 11, 2018

Yasin Malik detained by police in J-K

Separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested by the police on Thursday before he could participate in the protest shutdown call in Srinagar.

June 21, 2018

After youth’s death, shutdown observed in Srinagar

A shutdown was observed in the valley on Saturday as large numbers of people participated in the funeral of Kaisar Ahmad (21) who succumbed to injuries that he suffered on Friday when he was run over by a CRPF vehicle whose driver tried to escape from a violent mob that had surrounded the vehicle in …

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June 2, 2018

J-K: Kashmiri separatists reject Ramzan ceasefire, call it ‘cruel joke’

Top separatists said the unilateral ceasefire is “a cruel joke with the freedom loving people of Kashmir, who are engaged in a legitimate movement for right to self-determination.”

May 17, 2018

J-K: Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protests

  Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city on Tuesday to prevent protests as the separatists called for a valley-wide shutdown against the killing of a civilian the day before in Pulwama district. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, has …

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May 1, 2018

Yasin Malik detained in Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained here on Saturday when he was on his way to attend a separatist-called protest. According to a JKLF spokesman, Malik was travelling to the old city’s Nowhatta area to attend the protest called by the separatist conglomerate Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), when the …

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April 28, 2018

Yasin Malik arrested, separatists call for protest strike

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained on Wednesday when he carried out a protest march against civilian killings in Kulgam district. Leaders of the separatist conglomerate, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, meanwhile called for a shutdown in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday and …

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April 11, 2018

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after 20 deaths in gunfights

Heavy contingents of police, CRPF deployed; Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik placed under house arrest; all educational institutions will remain closed today while exams scheduled for the day have been postponed

April 2, 2018

J-K Police detain Yasin Malik during march against Shopian firing

Police on Monday detained Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik after he tried to stage a protest against the alleged killing of civilians in Shopian firing. Malik, along with his supporters, reached Budshah bridge here and tried to march towards Lal Chowk, officials said. They were stopped and taken into preventive custody, the officials …

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March 5, 2018

Mirwaiz,Yasin detained as they march to Shopian

Separatists Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik were on Friday detained by the police when they staged a protest march towards Shopian where 3 persons died in a clash with Army personnel on 27 January. Mirwaiz was taken into custody when he defied his house arrest and started marching towards Shopian. Yasin was taken into …

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February 2, 2018

Yasin Malik takes out procession, BJP objects

Eyebrows are being raised over the authorities allowing the hardline separatist Yasin Malik to lead a procession on Wednesday in the Jama Masjid area of downtown Srinagar to protest against the death of three stone-pelting youths in firing by the Army in Shopian. BJP and Panthers Party leaders have objected to the authorities allowing Malik …

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February 1, 2018