Back-channel talks for six months led to Mirwaiz's release after four years
Sources said with the improvement in the ground situation including near-zero street protests and a drop in militancy violence in Valley, Farooq was considered to be released from house detention. SRINAGAR:  The release of Hurriyat Conference leader and cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from over four years of house detention was ...
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