The offer of peace by Pakistan is a sheer facade and it is just buying time to have a breather necessitated due to compelling military and economic reasons at home
The leaders of the Kashmir-centric political parties have gone overboard with the prospect of peace with our immediate neighbour and the global hub of jihadi terror— Pakistan. Backing Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s call for Indo-Pak talks, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Indian Government should initiate talks with Islamabad.
“The Government should understand that the way to peace talks goes through the Kashmir issue. We cannot reach peace without resolving the Kashmir issue,” said Mufti. Speaking in a similar vein, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said, “We have always said that good relations between these two countries is not good only for Jammu and Kashmir but for the entire south Asia. It’s good that both countries, instead of threatening each other, are talking.”