No one should object to India-Pak dialogue aimed at improving ties: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said no one should object to dialogue between India and Pakistan aimed at improving bilateral relations. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. (File) (HT_PRINT) Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Abdullah said the conflict between the two countries was not new and has persisted for the last three to four decades. “This conflict is 30 to 40 years old, and last year, it intensified after the Pahalgam attack. Now, the PM is being requested, through a letter, that the relations between the two countries should be improved. No one should have any objection to that,” Abdullah said. A letter coordinated by OP Shah, chairman of the Centre for Peace and Progress, and signed by 61 Indians and 55 Pakistanis, has urged the two countries to engage in bilateral talks. Questioning those criticising the initiative, Abdullah said senior leaders of the RSS had also advocated improving ties between India and Pakistan. “Recently, a senior RSS leader said that India and Pakistan should …
