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Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender in UAPA case by Kashmir NIA court, asked to surrender in 30 days
SRINAGAR: Ghulam Nabi Fai, secretary general of Washington D.C.-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum, was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, by a NIA court in Kashmir on Thursday. The special judge of Budgam NIA court directed Kashmir-born Fai to surrender before J&K Police within 30 days. Earlier, police told the court that Fai, 77, a native of Wadwan in Budgam and now a US citizen, has failed to appear before it in the UAPA case even after warrants were issued against him. Police said he is wanted in a case registered in Budgam under UAPA sections 10, 13, and 39, which relate to membership of unlawful associations, involvement in unlawful activities, and support to a banned terrorist organisation, respectively. Police said Fai is 'concealing himself in the US', and has 'persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law'. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software Esseps Learn More Undo On July 19, 2011 the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested Fai, along with a Pakistani American, Zaheer Ahmad. They were charged with falsifying, concealing and covering up material facts as they lobbied with US govt without disclosing that they were being funded by Pakistan govt, including its spy agency ISI. On Dec 7, 2011, a statement by the US department of justice said Fai had 'pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the govt of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir'. The statement further said: 'Fai served as the director of the Kashmiri American Council (KAC), a non-governmental organisation in Washington, D.C., that held itself out to be run by Kashmiris, financed by Americans and dedicated to raising the level of knowledge in the United States about the struggle of the Kashmiri people for self-determination. But according to court documents, KAC was secretly funded by officials employed by the govt of Pakistan, including the ISI directorate.' In March 2012, a US court sentenced him to two years in prison for a 'conspiracy to defraud the US'. However, in Nov 2013 he was released by the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, as the court reduced his sentence to 16 months.
United News of India
01-05-2025
- United News of India
US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender in UAPA case
Srinagar, May 1 ( UNI) Kashmir-born and US based Ghulam Nabi Fai has been declared a proclaimed offender in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by Special Judge, NIA Court, Budgam. Police said Fai, a resident of Wadwan, Budgam, currently concealing himself in the United States of America, is involved in FIR No. 46 of 2020 registered at police station Budgam under Sections 10, 13, and 39 of the UAPA. "Despite the issuance of warrants, Dr. Fai persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law. In light of his continued non-cooperation and deliberate attempts to conceal himself to evade arrest, Budgam Police presented a plea before the Court. Acting on this plea, the court declared Dr. Fai a proclaimed offender on April 30, 2025," Police said. The court has directed Fai to surrender before the Jammu and Kashmir Police within 30 days from the date of proclamation. The police reaffirmed its commitment to pursue criminal cases against individuals evading justice and arrest, whether within India or abroad, ensuring due legal process and judicial determination through proper trial. UNI MJR PRS
The Wire
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
Bharat Summit Shows New Hope in the Wake of Hatred and Violence
Allama Iqbal, poet laureate of South Asia, wrote a few lines that resonate with my heart at this moment as the Bharat Summit came to an end: Jahaan e taaza ki afkaar e taaza se hai namood Ke sung o khisht se hote nahin jahaan paida (A new world is born with new ideas Stones and bricks do not create new worlds) These lines kept echoing in my ears as I watched the first Bharat Summit, the world's biggest gathering of progressives, in Hyderabad, the jewel capital of Telangana, unfold over two days on April 25-26. From around the world, more than 400 delegates, over 100 progressive parties, ministers, senators, parliamentarians, civil society leaders – young and old, men and women – attended this summit. Delivering global justice was the theme of the event. Meanwhile, it also marked 140 years of the Indian National Congress and 70 years of the Bandung Conference. Just three days before the event, the Kashmir killings shook the world. As a Kashmir-born myself, I mourn with those who lost their beloved family members. I identify with Kashmiris who came to the rescue of the injured and also, once again, who lost their livelihoods. We Kashmiris from all over India are lamenting the loss of precious lives. Also read: At Bharat Summit, Global Leaders Call For 'Unity of Progressives' Against Far-Right Forces Across the globe, voices rose in condemnation; the country was convulsed while most social media handles spewed hatred and venom. At the plenary session of Bharat Summit, held after two days of a packed programme, the Hyderabad Declaration was presented by Salman Khurshid and Anne Linde before a packed hall. Condemning terrorism, the declaration spoke of reshaping the economic paradigm, environmental justice, gender equality, social inclusion and much more. On the stage sat peace-loving leaders from the world over. Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also spoke at the plenary session. Gandhi spoke of a new lens for Congress which was created in these two days. It was fashioned by leaders who believed in justice and peace. He referred to his Bharat Jodo Yatra of 4,000 kms across the country in which thousands walked with him, and where, he said, he learnt how to listen with empathy. Thereby, to use his favourite phrase, he realised that in this vortex of hatred there needs to be a beacon of love: ' Nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat ki dukaan (In the marketplace of hatred, a shop of love)'. What am I taking home from these two days – I, as someone who was nurtured in the India of the 50s, 60s and 70s, where Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad and many others were our leaders and mentors? Their stature is unmatched by present global leadership. I have vivid memories of them at my school functions. For our present youth, all these rahbars (leaders), whose images were beautifully displayed all around the walls of the convention centre, are just history. They look, linger and move on. But it were these people who have inspired this Bharat Summit. To get the world together on one stage, to get more than 100 nations on one platform around the theme of 'delivering global justice and universal peace' was only possible because the organisers, Samruddha Bharat Foundation, let by Pushpraj Deshpande and Telangana government, believed in the principles of these leaders who sacrificed their lives for India to attain freedom from colonial rule. Some of them were gunned down, some were sent to the gallows, and some struggled until the last breath. Inspired by their example, today, the world has signed the Bharat Summit Declaration. This means that these 100 plus nations have given a clarion call. Once again, Iqbal comes to mind when he says that these people with vision will create new habitations. These women and men, participants of Bharat Summit, are looking towards new horizons. When I saw them on the stage, a new dawn was unfolding. There was new hope in the wake of the hatred, violence and bloodbath we have just encountered. The innocent lives who fell to the bullets of terror have created the halo for a new hope. My birthplace Kashmir, convulsed and shattered, has sent a lehr of hope. Telangana, the land of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb , lived up to its history. As I leave this venue, I know that in the darkest of times, the dawn breaks. Faiz Ahmed Faiz has expressed what sums up the prayer of each person who participated in the Bharat Summit: Dil na umeed to nahin naakaam hee to hai Lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hee to hai. (The heart has hope though it still hasn't won The eve of sorrow is long but it's only the evening.) Syeda Hameed is a writer and the founder chair of the Muslim Women's Forum.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Hina Khan condemns Pahalgam attack: 'I hate those who...'
Kashmir-born actor Hina Khan expressed her sorrow on the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Hina wrote a long note, and a part of her post read, 'The way this attack was conducted by heartless, inhuman, brainwashed terrorists who claim to be Muslims is beyond appalling. It breaks my heart." Hina added, "As a Muslim, I want to apologise to all my fellow Hindus, fellow Indians." Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame actor condemned the attack and wrote, 'We must not mince words. I condemn it, I reject it, and I hate those who did it. Wholeheartedly, absolutely and unconditionally.' Hina also appealed for Indians to stay united in the face of the devastating attack. Hina Khan, who was holidaying in Kashmir recently, also said that she is back and is safe. All we know about Harshad Chopda-Shivangi Joshi's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Season 4
