Mehbooba Mufti

Referring to Akhtar’s reported assertion that there was no communal angle behind Rahman allegedly receiving fewer work opportunities, Mufti said such views gloss over uncomfortable truths.

The former Jammu and Kashmir CM lauded the Surajpur court in Gautam Buddha Nagar for “standing up to power” amid “growing politicisation” of institutions meant for “safeguarding fundamental rights of people”.

Mehbooba Mufti condemned the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, which killed at least 12 people, demanding a fair investigation into the incident

The case, titled Mehbooba Mufti vs Union of India, seeks immediate judicial intervention to address what she describes as a violation of the fundamental rights of detainees.

She asserted that the fundamental rights and the dignity of local residents must be upheld.

The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J-K visited the temple of Mata Ragnya Devi, popularly known as Mata Kheer Bhawani, on the occasion of the annual Mela Kheer Bhawani in Ganderbal district

Omar Abdullah hit back at Mufti for opposing the reinstatement of the Tulbul Navigation Project, accusing her of ignoring how the Indus Waters Treaty has historically betrayed J&K’s interests.

While Mehbooba Mufti herself lost from the Rajouri-Anantnag parliamentary constituency, only three PDP candidates successfully contested the assembly elections.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister has urged the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to intervene promptly and raise the issue with the Saudi government. Mufti called the decision sudden and troubling, stating that it has caused significant distress among pilgrims and travel operators

The former chief minister warned that such a move would legitimise the "illegal and unconstitutional" actions taken by the BJP-led central government to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A.

In the letter to the two BJP allies, the PDP president said the Waqf bill comes at a time when Muslims have been systematically disenfranchised, disempowered and marginalised politically, socially and economically.

The government has ordered the repatriation of ACB SSP Abdul Wahid to the Home Department as part of a rejig in the anti-graft body.

"Unfortunately, this NDA government is destroying India's Constitution day by day. India is a federal country, which has a federal structure. By talking of 'one nation, one election', you are undermining that federal structure," Mufti told reporters here

Mufti expressed her concern over the violence, which erupted after a mosque survey in the region, leading to the deaths of four people and injuries to dozens, including police officers and officials.

Our electricity goes to the NHPC, which then sells it back to us. So, we should not make the Indus Water Treaty an issue and create more tension between the two countries that would only benefit the BJP,” the former chief minister said

Seven people were killed on Sunday when terrorists opened fire on construction site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said, identifying the victims as a Kashmiri doctor and labourers and staff of a contractor working on a tunnel for the Srinagar-Leh national highway.

Several Kashmir leaders cutting across party lines called off their poll campaigns in protest against the killing of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nazrallah.

Mehbooba had earlier condemned the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrikes and cancelled her election campaign for a day

Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, along with senior National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, suspended their election campaigns to express condolences for Nasrallah's killing.

Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for the sake of government formation.