Major political parties and the Hurriyat Conference in India-held Kashmir have expressed support for a Kashmir-centric dialogue between India and Pakistan, welcoming the intent for “constructive engagement” expressed by the former and “uninterrupted dialogue” by the latter, The Hindu said on Tuesday.
It said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s remarks of “uninterrupted dialogue on Kashmir” as “a positive development”.
“It reflects new positivity. We hope that the channels of communication will remain open to build trust. It is in the interest of Kashmir and also in the interest of the entire region if the two countries come closer and resolve the long-pending Kashmir dispute,” he told The Hindu.
The Mirwaiz, who is a part of the Joint Resistance Leadership along with Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik, hinted at holding a meeting of various leaders over the latest engagement between India and Pakistan. Kashmir, he said, was a complex issue, and Pakistan had rightly suggested an uninterrupted dialogue.
