Mehbooba Mufti, the former chief minister of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, urged all political parties in India to unite and reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to find ways to restore peace in the region.

During a visit to Poonch in held Kashmir, she said the Indian central government should look at Kashmir not from a terror but rather from a humanitarian angle and find solutions to restore peace.

“Kashmir should not just be seen from a terror or security perspective but a humanitarian perspective,” she said, adding that solutions should be found from a humanitarian aspect.

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