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Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid

September 22, 2023
The Dispatch Staff
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Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid
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Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid

SRINAGAR: Incumbent Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will lead Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid Nowhatta Srinagar after a gap of four years, official sources said.

They said the administration had decided after consultation with different law enforcement agencies.

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Notably, Mirwaiz was placed under house arrest on August 4, 2019, when the Government of India revoked Article 370 and 35A and the State was bifurcated and downgraded to two Union Territories – J&K and Ladakh. (GNS)

 

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Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid
Mirwaiz Umar to be released, will lead Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid