SrinagarNational Conference Working President Mr. Omar Abdullah on said hostility and shelling on the Line of Control and the International Border was a cause of misery and suffering for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and all efforts should be made to restore an effective ceasefire to prevent any loss of lives.
Addressing a public meeting at Tulail in Gurez as a part of his two-day tour of the frontier area, Omar Abdullah said a sustainable and comprehensive political initiative was the need of the hour and both New Delhi and Islamabad should deescalate from the present hostile situation as peace was imperative for prosperity and reconciliation.
It is the people of the State who suffer immensely and have to bear enormous economic, social and human costs because of hostilities across the Line of Control and the International Border. The people of Jammu and Kashmir are the worst victims of such aggression from both sides and can also be the primary beneficiaries of peace and stability. The State needs peace and stability to overcome the turmoil that has inflicted grievous wounds on thousands of families and such a sustainable peace can only be achieved through dialogue, the National Conference Working President said while speaking at Tulail, Gurez.
The National Conference Working President said every loss of a precious human life due to cross LoC and cross Border shelling was a painful reminder of the devastating costs of conflict. My heart bleeds for these innocent civilians across the State who have to be usurped from their hearths and have to live under the constant fear of violence and destruction. We owe it to our people to exhaust all possible options and resources to pave a way of peace and prosperity. It is incumbent on Pakistan to reciprocate to initiatives of dialogue and peace and both countries can benefit from mutual cooperation, understanding and dialogue on all outstanding issues, Omar Abdullah added.
We need to understand the challenges faced by the people of these areas and what our mothers and sisters and young children have to go through and it is from this sense of empathy and realization that we are obliged to explore methods to resolve the political issue. Our State requires a serious political initiative to come out of the cycle of violence and instability. And such a political initiative is even more important for people living in far-flung and frontier areas, the National Conference Working President said.
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