The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday requested the government to release their party president and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti. She was detained and placed on house arrest on August 5 eve when the government announced scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two UTs.

Tension and uncertainty increased in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as several senior leaders like Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have been put under house arrest; schools have been closed and internet in the valley has been shut till further notice.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was trailing behind National Conference and Congress from the Anantnag seat, congratulated PM Narendra Modi for a landslide win in the Lok Sabha Election 2019.

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate peace talks with Pakistan if he gets elected for the second term after Lok Sabha Polls 2019.

She also lauded Congress' manifesto for showing "courage to endorse issues PDP incorporated in its agenda of alliance with BJP. Revocation of AFSPA, not fiddling with JK constitutional provisions and holding unconditional dialogue; the roadmap PDP envisages is the only solution for a peaceful J&K”.

The Article 35A of the Constitution talks about the 'permanent residents, their special rights and privileges in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. The Supreme Court will hear the challenges under Article 35A and the court hearing will continue till Feb 28. Meanwhile, the Mehbooba Mufti, the president of Peoples Democratic Party said all regional political parties in Jammu and Kashmir must sit together and find strategy to save Article 35A of the Constitution.

In a dramatic development, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved on Wednesday night after three mainstream parties came together to stake claim to form a government that was countered by Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone with the BJP's backing.

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti showed interest in implementing an idea given by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee - 'Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamhooriyat'. She also pointed that people of Kashmir wanted to see Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Narendra Modi.

Breaking news from Jammu and Kashmir reads out that four terrorists, including the head of the Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir or ISJK, a local terror group affiliated to the global terror group ISIS, were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag district today. The gun battle since the ceasefire was called off in the Valley on Sunday has also snatched the lives of a policeman and a civilian.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday described as "unfortunate" Pakistan's violation of the ceasefire that left two BSF troopers dead and several people injured.