Kashmir normalcy: Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq remains under house arrest for nearly a week, barring him from leading Friday prayers at Srinagar's Jama Masjid. Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he continued to remain under house detention for nearly a week, preventing him from delivering the Friday sermon at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar.