Ladakh Religious Organisations Oppose Establishment of Waqf Board

Kargil/ Dec. 19/ Major religious organisations in Kargil and Leh district opposed establishment of Waqf Boards in Ladakh. The statement of the organisations came as a reaction to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi who announced establishment of Waqf Boards in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The major religious organisations in Ladakh, namely Islamia School Kargil (ISK), Anjuman Sahib Zaman (ASZ) Sankoo, Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT) from Kargil and ...

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Paradoxes of Ladakhi Shias and Waqf Board

In a major development after the bifurcation of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced the establishment of Waqf Boards in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Cabinet Minister described that the establishment of Waqf Boards has become possible only after the revocation of Article 370. He further said that the Waqf Boards in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will ensure proper utilisation of Waqf properties for the w...

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