Former AJK prime minister suggests intra-Kashmir conference

'If world community thinks peace should return in Afghanistan they should find solution of Kashmir issue.'

SRINAGAR: Former Azad Kashmir Prime Minister and leader of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Barrister Sultan Mehmood on Wednesday suggested holding of an intra- Kashmir conference to find a solution to Kashmir issue.

Addressing a press conference at the end of three-day visit to Indian Kashmir, he said, "The issue of intra-Kashmir dialogue should be brought up as it is important for the solution of Kashmir."

He said that the world community is now showing more interest in Kashmir issue. "If they (world community) think that peace should return in Afghanistan then they have to find a solution of the Kashmir issue.

Mehmood, during his visit, said that he was able to know the thoughts of Kashmiri leadership. He suggested that leadership from both sides should formulate proposals on the Kashmir issue.

"My visit is a little step forward. I have come to listen and talk and I am taking a good message with me," he added. He said that the Line of Control travel should be made smooth so that more people-to-people contact takes place.