Pakistan must act decisively against terrorists: Omar Abdullah

October 13th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah asserted Tuesday that Kashmir would never become a part of Pakistan, but said New Delhi would have to work out a middle path to resolve the political dispute. Addressing a two-day All India Editors Conference on social and infrastructural issues here, the ruling National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said: "Kashmir would never become a part of Pakistan but peace in South Asia would only be assured after the political dispute over Kashmir is resolved and, for this, New Delhi must work out a middle path." Abdullah regretted that the recommendations of the working groups on Kashmir had been gathering dust.

September 4th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Worried over the spurt in militant incursions from across the border with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah discussed the matter with his military advisor Friday. Official sources said that Abdullah met General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15th Corps Lt.

August 4th, 2009 AJMER - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan and offered prayers seeking peace and harmony for his State. Omar Abdullah accompanied by his wife offered a velvet "Chaddar" (shroud) and baskets of flowers at the shrine, which is devoted to Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty "When something good happens in one's life one should thank (God) instead of always asking for some favour.

July 30th, 2009 JAMMU - Activists of the National Conference party took to streets here on Thursday over the allegations made against state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of his involvement in the 2006 sex scandal. The protesters chanting slogans against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and her party burnt Mufti's effigy as well.

July 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned Tuesday after being linked to a sex scandal by the opposition. He submitted his resignation to Governor N.N.

May 12th, 2009 HANDWARA - Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has welcomed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's statement that, 'India is not a threat to his country'. Addressing a rally here on Monday, Abdullah said, "I must thank Pakistan President for his statement which he recently made in America that Pakistan's enemy is not India, Pakistan has no threat from India, Pakistan has threat from terror, Taliban and militancy," Abdullah said Zardari's statement, made during the course of an interview to a popular US news channel, comes in the wake of Pakistan moving away troops from its eastern border with India to fight the Taliban.

April 9th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday reviewed the security situation in the valley at a meeting of senior officials. Abdullah met senior officials of the state police, army, intelligence and civil administration in Srinagar ahead of Lok Sabha elections, beginning April 16.

April 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is among the politicians on the hit list of terrorists, Thursday said that the heightened threat to his life would not change his style of working. 'This is a situation with which one will have to live,' Abdullah told reporters here, confirming that he had received a letter from Union Home Minister P.

January 8th, 2009 JAMMU - Omar Abdullah, on his first day in office as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Friday said forces opposed to India-Pakistan friendship would 'have to be defeated' and that his government would try to bring unity in the state. 'I would in my capacity continue to advise caution and continue to advise that the enemy is not Pakistan but the forces in Pakistan inimical to friendship between the two countries.

January 4th, 2009 JAMMU - Omar Abdullah Monday took oath as the eighth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir along with 10 ministers at this winter capital of the state. Governor N.N.

January 4th, 2009 JAMMU - Omar Abdullah Monday took oath as the eighth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir along with nine ministers including Tara Chand of the Congress as his deputy at this winter capital of the state. Governor N.N.

January 2nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Omar Abdullah, chief minister designate of Jammu and Kashmir, has decided to stay in his present three-bedroom house in summer capital Srinagar and not shift to the palatial chief minister's official residence. 'I have a small family.

December 30th, 2008 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah was received warmly by a huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Srinagar airport Wednesday after his arrival from New Delhi. Waving National Conference (NC) flags - a plough in white against a red background - his supporters accompanied Abdullah in a procession to the party headquarters here.

December 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The National Conference and the Congress Tuesday confirmed that they would form the new coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, with Omar Abdullah heading it. The announcement was made after the National Conference chief, Omar Abdullah, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the national capital.

December 27th, 2008 SRINAGAR - National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said Sunday that a final decision on a chief ministerial candidate would be made by the party if an alliance is worked out between the NC and the Congress. 'It is too early to comment on who the chief ministerial candidate would be.