Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere for talks while terming the recent militant attacks in Kashmir as unfortunate.
“We are for talks but Pakistan has greater responsibility to create conducive atmosphere talks can’t be held if the attacks like Rajouri, Kokernag and Srinagar continues. It’ is not the responsibility of India alone. Pakistan too needs to take tangible measures for peace in the region,” Mr. Abdullah, also National Conference (NC) vice president, said.
Mr. Abdullah also castigated the government for “contrary stands” on J&K. “These are strange times. We can’t understand who to trust and what to believe. One thing is said in the Supreme Court and something else outside it. Different statements, that were difficult to understand, were made in the past few days,” Mr. Abdullah said, in an apparent reference to the remarks made by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha about people preferring his dispensation over any other dispensation in J&K.
