{"id":198496,"date":"2026-04-16T17:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=198496"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:30:22","slug":"mirwaiz-urges-indian-govt-to-release-er-rashid-on-humanitarian-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/04\/16\/mirwaiz-urges-indian-govt-to-release-er-rashid-on-humanitarian-grounds.html","title":{"rendered":"Mirwaiz urges Indian govt to release Er Rashid on humanitarian grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has urged the Indian government to release member of Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian parliament, from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid on humanitarian grounds and allow him to visit his ailing father.<br \/><br \/>According to Kashmir Media Service, Sheikh Abdul Rashid is currently lodged in Tihar jail, New Delhi, in a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case. 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