Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 27: Chairman People’s Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has described the thaw in India-Pakistan relations as a good omn for restoration of peace and tranquility in the sub continent especially in Jammu and Kashmir.
He has urged for opening of all the possible channels of dialogue and reconciliation to improve strained relations between the two neighbouring countries and to remove the prevailing mistrust .
Speaking at party workers convention at Hardpamzoo Khansahib in Budgam today Hakeem Yaseen welcomed the recent statements from the leadership of both the neighboring countries of India and Pakistan for developing coardial relations. He has urged the need for more Confidence Building Measures ( CBM) to remove mistrust and build confidence between India and Pakistan which, he said, was imperative for taking the much needed peace process ahead on sustained basis. He has urged the need for taking more initiatives to normalise ties between the two nations to ensure lasting peace in the region.
PDF chairman has urged the need for resolution of all the outstanding issues between India and Pakistan through meaningful dialogue and reconciliation. He said Kashmir issue was the main bone of contention between the two neighbouring countries which needs to be resolved amicably through peaceful means while taking all the stakeholders on board. He said people of Jammu and Kashmir are the worst hit by Indo-Pak hostility and turmoil in the region.
Yaseen said people of J&K are yearning for peace with dignity which could be possible only after the much needed improvement in the Indo-Pak relations . He said the recent ceasefire has come as a divine blessing to thousands of border residents living on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, who were the first casualty of Indo-Pak border shelling and animosity.