SRINAGAR: Condemning the attack on police station and Army camp in Jammu today the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said apart from its other reamifications it was an assault on the interests of Jammu and Kashmir and its people.
He expressed concern over killing by unidentified gunmen and and security forces in the state.
Addressing a one day convention of party officebearers of Kashmir, he said violence has only complicated the Kashmir issue and such insane attacks needed to be stopped in the interest of the state.
Mr Sayeed said though the attack looks deliberately timed to sabotage the scheduled meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
It was a matter of relief that Dr Singh is going ahead with this important engagement, he said.
He said such incidents have in the past proved hurdle in carrying forward the peace process that was started in 2003 to a considerable relief for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr Sayeed said it was heartening to see the two leaders rise above the serious event and not be provoked to cancel the meeting.
He said the attackers had put the statesmanship qualities of the two prime ministers to a severe test.
But, he said, uninterruptible continuation of talks would be the best response to elements that have made sabotaging of peace process their mission.
He expressed the hope that the talks would send a strong message to everybody that the peace process would be revived irrespective of such grave incidents and would not be allowed to become a hostage to events triggered by hawkish and inimical forces.
Mr Sayeed said whatever the motives of the attackers and their masterminds would be, its brunt was ultimately borne by the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said on the one hand it has the potential of damaging prospects of peace, so necessary for the resolution of the basic problem, cause avoidable loss of life and on the other hand it could trigger a security backlash for which again the ordinary people of the state have to pay a huge price.
