Omar also said that India and Pakistan do not have "good neighbourly relations" and that some people in that country would like nothing more than to see the "end" of him.
On the issue of terrorism in his state, the Chief Minister said militants of 16 different nationalities including those from the US and the UK have either been caught or killed in J and K.
At the same time, he made it clear that Pakistan was continuing to support militant groups across the Line of Control (LoC).
Omar spoke of Pakistan's approach while talking about its sincerity in negotiating a permanent settlement to the Kashmir issue.
Asked why had he not discussed the issue with the Pakistani government, Omar explained," We don't have very good neighbourly relations. One of the reasons, I have about the security that you talked about and the fortified compound(in Srinagar) is because there are some people in Pakistan who like nothing more than to see an end of me."
Responding, Omar said, "Of course there are...But with whose support...As much as they would like guns to grow on trees in Kashmir, they don't."
"We don't have arms manufacturing factories. All the weapons that are used in Kashmir to keep this militancy alive come from across the LoC, the orders, the instructions come from there," Omar, known for his candid replies, said in an apprent reference to role of Pakistan.
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