Farooq Abdullah calls for dialogue between Indian and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan needs to be resolved through dialogue and not military might, PTI reported.

“Kashmir is a dispute between two countries [India and Pakistan],” said the Srinagar parliamentarian. “The issue is still in the United Nations. The UN observers are still here and in Pakistan-held Kashmir. The issue should be resolved and it will be resolved only when they talk to each other and when India will talk to people here in Kashmir and Pakistan with the people in Azad Kashmir [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir].”

Abdullah also said that Kashmir is a political problem that needs a political solution, according to IANS. “The final solution of the Kashmir problem must satisfy the people of Jammu, Valley and Ladakh region. India and Pakistan should also not feel betrayed,” he said.