Indian Kashmir pins hope on Nawaz for Kashmir issue resolution
Indian Kashmir chief minister expresses hope, along with pro-freedom and pro-India parties.
Indian Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Indian Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on his victory in the elections and expressed hope that he would work for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
Pro-freedom and pro-India political parties also hailed Nawaz’s victory and hoped that as a prime minister he would take steps aimed at the resolution of the Kashmir dispute to ensure peace in South Asia.
According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), Abdullah addressed a public gathering in Pattan where he reminded Nawaz of the initiatives he had taken during his earlier tenure on the resolution of the issue.
“I want to congratulate Nawaz Sharif on behalf of my party and the people of Jammu and Kashmir for his brilliant victory in the general elections in Pakistan. We hope and pray that the change of guard in Pakistan will pave way for good relations between India and Pakistan,” he said.
Abdullah also requested Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to extend the hand of friendship to Nawaz Sharif and urged him to initiate talks “on the important issue of Kashmir positively by picking up the threads from where they had been left”.
KMS also reported that the chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, also congratulated the people of Pakistan for voting despite threats. He hoped that Nawaz would work towards formulating a mechanism where Kashmiris would have a say in finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir dispute.
Hurriyet leader Syed Ali Gilani said that Pakistan should use its influence to build pressure on India to implement the United Nation resolution on Kashmir which guarantees right to self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Others who expressed hope with Nawaz included Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik, Kashmiri leader Sajjad Ghani Lone, Peoples Democratic Party Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and Congress Chief in Indian Kashmir Professor Saifuddin Soz.
Indian Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on his victory in the elections and expressed hope that he would work for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
Pro-freedom and pro-India political parties also hailed Nawaz’s victory and hoped that as a prime minister he would take steps aimed at the resolution of the Kashmir dispute to ensure peace in South Asia.
According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), Abdullah addressed a public gathering in Pattan where he reminded Nawaz of the initiatives he had taken during his earlier tenure on the resolution of the issue.
“I want to congratulate Nawaz Sharif on behalf of my party and the people of Jammu and Kashmir for his brilliant victory in the general elections in Pakistan. We hope and pray that the change of guard in Pakistan will pave way for good relations between India and Pakistan,” he said.
Abdullah also requested Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to extend the hand of friendship to Nawaz Sharif and urged him to initiate talks “on the important issue of Kashmir positively by picking up the threads from where they had been left”.
KMS also reported that the chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, also congratulated the people of Pakistan for voting despite threats. He hoped that Nawaz would work towards formulating a mechanism where Kashmiris would have a say in finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir dispute.
Hurriyet leader Syed Ali Gilani said that Pakistan should use its influence to build pressure on India to implement the United Nation resolution on Kashmir which guarantees right to self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Others who expressed hope with Nawaz included Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik, Kashmiri leader Sajjad Ghani Lone, Peoples Democratic Party Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and Congress Chief in Indian Kashmir Professor Saifuddin Soz.