MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 4: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that international mediation and guarantee are imperative for achieving a solution of the Kashmir dispute.
He was talking to reporters at the residence of Sahibzada Ishaque Zafar, MLA, before leaving for Balakot to express solidarity with quake victims.
Senior Hurriyat leader Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat and Bilal Ghani Lone were also present on the occasion.
Supporting the Pakistan-India talks and peace process, he said dialogue was imperative but there should be world community’s involvement at a certain level to reach a solution acceptable to all the parties concerned.
The mirwaiz was of the view that frequent visits by Kashmiri leaders from across the Line of Control were essential to evolve a strategy and consensus to reach any settlement.
He said that intra-Kashmiri talks were important and it would only be possible by frequent visits of leaders.
Earlier, addressing the reception hosted by People Party Azad Kashmir chief Sahibzada Ishaque, Mr Farooq stressed the need for resolving the Kashmir issue for durable peace in the region.
“We have come to express solidarity with our brethren who suffered the history’s worst catastrophe in the region, just to convey the sentiments and emotions of the people across the LoC.
“We had a wish to bring relief goods with us. We had arranged that, but the Indian government did not honour our application submitted some one-and-a-half months ago,” he pointed out.
Earlier, talking to the APHC leader, Sahibzada Zafar said: “War is no solution to any issue and Kashmir dispute should be resolved through talks.”
He said the LoC had no status and both sides of Kashmiris were like a single body. —APP/PPI
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 4: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that international mediation and guarantee are imperative for achieving a solution of the Kashmir dispute.
