Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that India should hold talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute, ...
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that India should hold talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute, PTI reported.
“We are talking to China, which has occupied our land...Hold talks with Pakistan again and open the Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot trade routes again,” Mufti said at an event in Srinagar to mark the 22nd foundation day of the party.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said that the ceasefire along the Line of Control agreed upon by India and Pakistan was a result of dialogue between the two countries. “Then what’s wrong when Mehbooba Mufti says hold talks with Pakistan for resolving the issue and ending the bloodshed [in Kashmir]?” she said.
In February, India and Pakistan had reached a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control after discussions between the director generals of military operations of the two countries. The declaration reaffirms the commitment of both the countries made during the 2003 ceasefire agreement.
However, there have been multiple incidents of ceasefire violations along the border since the beginning of July.
Mufti also reiterated her demand for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and urged the people of Kashmir Valley to fight for it, The Hindu reported.
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