Kashmiri politician urges India to hold talks with Pakistan ahead of crucial summit

SRINAGAR, 23 June 2021, (TON): Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has called on New Delhi to launch discussions with Pakistan to resolve issues in the disputed region, likening the move to India’s reported role in the intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar.

Mufti, who is also president of the People’s Democratic Party, told a press conference “if they (Indian officials) can go to Doha and talk to the Taliban, they should have a dialogue with us and with Pakistan, too, to bring about a resolution.”

Local media reports quoted a senior Qatari diplomat involved in the Afghan peace process as saying that Indian officials were engaged in talks with the Taliban.

Mufti’s remarks came ahead of a meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, summoning major parties from the region to discuss the political roadmap of Jammu and Kashmir.

Seven leading pro-Indian Kashmiri parties, under the banner of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declarations (PAGD), accepted Modi’s invitation.

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