"The people of Jammu and Kashmir are stuck between the enmity of two countries, their lives, property, everything is getting ruined. Our poor labourers have also become victims of this. Till the time these countries do not sit together and adopt the path of reconciliation with each other,

Ms. Mufti, who visited the family of the doctor who was killed in the Gagangeer attack on October 20 in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal, said, “Until India and Pakistan engage in a meaningful dialogue on the lines of the peace efforts initiated by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the situation will only worsen.”

Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP said that Jammu and Kashmir suffers due to India-Pakistan animosity. She emphasised the need for reconciliation to prevent terror incidents, following a recent attack that killed seven.