India’s Modi consults parties on Kashmir; separatists cold

Another measure to win the confidence of the Kashmiri people would be that the Union Home Ministry issues a directive to all states to take stringent action against anyone harrassing or indulging in violence against Kashmiri youths studying or working there, Yechury said.

“We will continue to project Pakistan’s solid credentials based on its technical experience, capability and well-established commitment to non-proliferation, nuclear safety and security”, he said.

He said that the conference discussed a number of diplomatic initiatives being taken and it was decided that Pakistan should invite India for a dialogue on Kashmir issue. “We must together go to the root from where the problem started”, Azad said while talking to journalists after an all-party meet here on Kashmir.

“PM said that the time has come for Pakistan to answer the world, on atrocities against people in Balochistan and PoK”, Rajnath Singh said.

He also said the “Taliban can not capture Afghanistan” through violence, although Kabul believes Pakistan is still backing the Taliban.

“Our Foreign Secretary would formally be writing to his counterpart”, Sartaj Aziz said on Friday. The meeting is also to be a message to Pakistan as well as the global community that opposition parties stand with the Modi Government as one on this tough stance.

Like every Indian, he also felt “deep pain” over the events in the State, he said, adding it was painful that students were unable to study, apples produced in large quantity in the Valley were not reaching markets and Government offices were unable to carry out public welfare works.

“Whoever be killed, whether civilians or security forces, we all feel the pain”.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during the meeting, said that most important thing in regards with Jammu and Kashmir is to diffuse and overcome current tense and tragic situation.

Numerous young men who came out onto the streets in the wake of Wani’s death threw stones at security forces, an increasingly common form of protest in India’s only Muslim-majority state. “Pellet guns have been in use since 2010”.

Briefing the media about the Envoys’ Conference held last week, Aziz said the meeting noted that Pakistan consistently supported the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and voted for it when it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1996. Decision to call separatists and Hurriyat for talks will be evaluated by the Government according to the prevailing situation.