Muzaffarabad resident terms ceasefire ‘positive step’, saying civilians die in wars

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Bilal Shabbir, an IT consultant in Muzaffarabad, has termed the ceasefire a “positive step”, noting that any escalation would have resulted in deaths of Kashmiris.

“The ceasefire is a positive step,” Shabbir told AFP.

“In war, it’s not just soldiers who die, it’s mostly civilians — and in this case, it would have been the people of Kashmir.”

 Residents read morning Urdu newspapers with the headline ‘The ceasefire between Pakistan and India’ on a roadside in AJK’s Muzaffarabad on May 11, 2025. — AFP
Residents read morning Urdu newspapers with the headline ‘The ceasefire between Pakistan and India’ on a roadside in AJK’s Muzaffarabad on May 11, 2025. — AFP

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