In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have once again placed All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar today and have not allowed him to offer Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.

The Anjuman Awqaf of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, in a statement strongly condemned the continued house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the ban on his peaceful duties and religious responsibilities.

The statement said that this undemocratic and hostile attitude of the authorities towards Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is causing great suffering for the Muslims of occupied Kashmir.