NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said on Friday India should consider with “seriousness” the suggestion of demilitarization and self-rule for Kashmir put forth by Pakistan for a lasting solution to the issue.

“India should consider with seriousness the suggestion of demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir put forth by Pakistan,” Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq told a Friday congregation at the Jamia mosque in Srinagar.

He said making a “forward movement” on the suggestions of Islamabad would help principal parties to the Kashmir dispute work out a lasting and acceptable solution to the vexed problem, according to a news report received here.

Mirwaiz said the “awareness campaign on the diplomatic front” launched by Hurriyat Conference had yielded positive results. He said this was not only appreciated from the viewpoint of Kashmiris globally, but by India and Pakistan as well.—APP