Amid back-to-back terror attacks in the Union territory, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will not end unless talks are held with Pakistan. He said that the new government in Pakistan "is willing to have a peaceful atmosphere with us" and India should "open the door to them".
Speaking to reporters, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir said, "I have always said that terrorism is not going to end unless there is an understanding between the two nations (India and Pakistan). Terrorism will continue and we will have to face it. The tragedy is that innocent people are getting killed... and that is unfortunate."
"The government in Pakistan, I think they are wanting to have a peaceful atmosphere with us. Let's open the door to them. And let us revive SAARC. SAARC was made for the good of this entire area," he said.
'Problems will not be solved by military action'
He said that more innocent people would lose their lives unless "we wake up" and "find a solution to this".
"We still have problems with our neighbour. These problems will not be solved by military action. Unless we talk to our neighbours, we cannot solve it. The terrorists are coming through borders, and they will continue coming. Whichever government will be there tomorrow, will have to face the same thing... We need to come out of these situations... We have a major Yatra coming (Amarnath Yatra). Any small incident that might take place in that will be blown up in the rest of the country. We Kashmiris are not responsible for these things," Abdullah said.
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