Appealing for peace between India and Pakistan, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday sought end to hostilities between India and Pakistan on the borders saying it is the people of the state who suffer the brunt of these skirmishes.
Addressing a well attended public meeting at Tangdhar, near the Line of Control (LOC) in North Kashmir, after laying the foundation of some developmental projects in the area, the Chief Minister appealed the leadership of both the countries to work for maintaining peace on the borders. She said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been the worst victims of this hostility which has led to the killing of innocent people, dislocations and damages to the property on both the sides. She said the skirmishes along the border areas in the State have led people to frequent migrations and leading to a life of pitiable conditions.
Mehbooba said peace in the State and between the two South Asian neighbours holds key to the progress and development in the region. She said it is very unfortunate that when people should have been demanding facilities of schools, hospitals, playfields and hospitals, they are forced to seek construction of bunkers to save them from firepower. She said it is a point to ponder that what have the people achieved from the hostility of 70 years.
Flagging friendship as the only way forward, she said with peace and cooperation new vistas of progress and development for the people could be opened.