Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that if India and Pakistan do not resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue, then the Kashmiris will suffer the same fate as the Palestinians in Gaza.
Talking to media at NC's Nawa-e-Subh office in Srinagar, Abdullah once again urged India and Pakistan to hold talks on the Kashmir issue. He said that the central government is not willing to talk, even though former Pakistani Prime Ministers Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif have also stressed the need for dialogue.
Abdullah said that the central government should follow the advice of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had said that India can change its friends but not neighbours. Farooq also said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also said that issues can be resolved through dialogue and not through war, but where is the dialogue?
Abdullah also said that Nawaz Sharif is likely to become the next Pakistani Prime Minister and he is also repeatedly demanding dialogue, but why is the government not talking?
On the alleged killing of three civilians in custody by the army in the border district of Poonch, Abdullah said that giving compensation to the families of the victims or exchanging army officers will not bring justice, as the culprits should face the legal action.
Pertinently, in the Topa Pir area of Surankot in Poonch district, Militants had attacked the army and killed three soldiers last week. After the attack, the army arrested more than 15 local residents and allegedly beat them up, three of whom died. Police have registered a case against unknown persons under Section 302 in this incident, while the Jammu and Kashmir administration has also announced compensation and government jobs to the families of the victims.
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