Agression will not yield results: NC on Indo-Pak relations

National Conference (NC) today expressed concern over rising diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, saying aggression would not yield favourable results for either country.
"Aggression, whether military, diplomatic or rhetorical, will not yield favourable results for either country. Neither will it curb the menace of terrorism nor will it magically normalise the situation in Kashmir," NC state spokesperson Junaid Mattu said here.
"There are outstanding, unresolved issues between New Delhi and Islamabad -- primarily the issue of Kashmir -- and regional peace will be hard to achieve and sustain unless these issues are resolved," he said.
Mattu said there was no alternative to meaningful and sustained engagement between the two neighbours.

"The leadership of both countries owe it to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to engage with each other with sincerity and a sense of responsibility in an effort to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue," he said.
The NC spokesperson said both New Delhi and Islamabad should realize the futility of jingoism and conventional rhetoric and acknowledge their obligations towards the state's citizens, who were the "biggest victims of their hostility".

"While both India and Pakistan will benefit greatly from sustainable peace, the people of J-K will be the primary beneficiaries of peace and mutual cooperation between the two countries," he said.

Mattu said everyone should play a constructive and bipartisan role to help in the de-escalation of tension between the two countries.
He also said the national media should introspect on its "jingoism" and aggression".