Kashmir should be allowed to join China's CPEC : Mehbooba Mufti

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Talking about ways to restore peace in Kashmir at Rajat Sharma's show Aap ki Adalat, the former chief minister said that more trade routes should be opened between India and Pakistan to encourage trade.

Arguing for an increase in trade traffic in the Valley, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that Kashmir should be allowed to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), among other trade routes.

Talking about ways to restore peace in Kashmir at Rajat Sharma's show Aap ki Adalat, the former chief minister said that more trade routes should be opened between India and Pakistan to encourage trade.

"Open access to Kashmir, we must join CPEC developed by China, open trade route between Nowshera, Jammu-Sialkot, we must also try open route to Shardha peeth for Kashmiri Pandits," she said adding that once you will open Kashmir from all sides, the people will realise what lies beyond borders and how much their own country has been doing for them.

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Dismissing the allegation that her strategies of open borders will lead to increase in infiltration of terrorists and drugs, Mehbooba Mufti said that terrorists do not cross from regularised trade posts, but from other borders.

India has consistently objected to China's economic corridor at several global platforms and has refused to join as the project violates India's territorial integerity by passing through Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, which India claims as integral part of Jammu and Kashmir.

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During the interview with Rajat Sharma, Mehbooba Mufti reiterated her advocacy for peace talks with Kashmir arguing that violent response to Pakistani terrorists cannot end bloodshed.

Replying to a question about Pakistan-backed terrorism, Mehbooba said that onus of peace efforts lies on India. “Talks with Pakistan is the only way out. Like Vajpayee, we should have talks with Pakistan not once, or twice, but for many, many times. Kashmir issue cannot be solved with guns… Surgical strike was carried out, did it end bloodshed? Could we stop editor Shujaat Bukhari from being killed? …To stop bloodshed in Kashmir, we will have to stop Pakistan, and that can be done only through talks,” she said.


Mehbooba Mufti agreed that “Pakistan had been involved (in fomenting violence) in Kashmir since the beginning. But Kashmiris are becoming the casualty of India-Pakistan rivalry. Whether it is today, or tomorrow, or 10 years hence, the solution to Kashmir problem lies in following Vajpayee’s path (of insaaniyat, Kashmiriyat)”.

Peace in Kashmir is vital if we want to end the beeline of coffins coming out of the state. The young boys who leave their homes for jobs do not deserve to die for serving the nation, she said.

Describing the period from 2002 to 2005 as “a period of magic moment”, the former chief minister said, “at that time Vajpayee was the PM in Delhi and my father Mufti Sahib was the chief minister, and both were working in close tandem. The people of Valley still remember those days”.

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When Rajat Sharma pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also offered peace a chance by inviting the then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to Delhi and visited Lahore to celebrate his birthday, but Pakistan responded with attacks in Pathankot and Uri, Mehbooba replied: “I do not deny that Modiji didn’t try, but there has to be consistency.”

"People heaved a sigh of relief. This ceasefire was not meant for militants, it was meant for the common man. By discontinuing the ceasefire, we did what the militants really wanted," she claimed.

Dismissing the charges that the unilateral ceasefire did more damage than good, Mehbooba said that the situation in the Valley improved by 70 per cent during the ceasefire. Mehbooba Mufti said, for the first time during ceasefire, the Home Minister came to the valley and no strike call was given. People were getting a sense of normalcy.

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[kalakaar]

And this lady was CM of J&K. BJP is answerable for this.

 

[Bitter Melon]

And this lady was CM of J&K. BJP is answerable for this.

And she could do diddly squat about her ideas during the time she was the CM. The military had a free hand to deal with terrorists and even blow up houses and even J&K police dealt with terrorists and OGW freely. BJP did a commendable job given the numbers they had during this time.

 

[randomradio]

"Surgical strike was carried out"

I wonder how many picked up on that.

 

[kalakaar]

"Surgical strike was carried out"

I wonder how many picked up on that.

That was just a message.
It should be a routine atleast 2 times a year whenever there is a possibility to do so.

 

[El Sidd]

So what projects are they interested in?

 

[hussain0216]

Its a good way to further integrate Kashmir into the rest of Pakistan

It should be done

 

[Corona]

Its a good way to further integrate Kashmir into the rest of Pakistan

It should be done

Yeah, no.

If it's done, Kashmir will be involved as part of India. And since India is not interested, I don't see them making any exceptions for Kashmir.

 

[Pak_Sher]

That was just a message.
It should be a routine atleast 2 times a year whenever there is a possibility to do so.

Pakistan did capture 19% of Kashmir from retreating Indian Army in 1948 and 1965. Though the Indian text books and history books may tell about an Indian Victory with zero loss of Kashmir Territory, take a look at the border and any International Map.

 

[kalakaar]

Pakistan did capture 19% of Kashmir from retreating Indian Army in 1948 and 1965. Though the Indian text books and history books may tell about an Indian Victory with zero loss of Kashmir Territory, take a look at the border and any International Map.

You captured when Indian army wasn't there.

 

[MandarK]

Pakistan did capture 19% of Kashmir from retreating Indian Army in 1948 and 1965. Though the Indian text books and history books may tell about an Indian Victory with zero loss of Kashmir Territory, take a look at the border and any International Map.

Yeah...an attacking nation ended up saving Lahore and now celebrates it as a victory day....very convincing

 

[Pak_Sher]

How do you go from attacking Indian held Kashmir, then retreating to save your capital, then go on to declare victory...only now to state that you captured territory from the retreating Indians? Wtf? Did you go from one madrass in pakistan to another one in the U.S or something? Pakistanis should not be taking about change the maps at all considering the events that occurred 6 years later. Perhaps you should take a look at the International map yourself, chutiya - though I wouldn't recommend it as it would be hazardous to your mental health.

Burnol is recommended for you to start. Actually 100% of Kashmir was in India at partition. Does India today have 100%? According to Indian textbooks you should. I didn't attend a Madrassa, but you seem to be hardcore RSS Hinduvata Extremist mindset.

Yeah...an attacking nation ended up saving Lahore and now celebrates it as a victory day....very convincing

Burnol recommend for you.

You captured when Indian army wasn't there.

So the Indian Army got there late?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Its a good way to further integrate Kashmir into the rest of Pakistan

It should be done

Yes, should be done. But who is going to implement it?

 

[Yaseen1]

very good demand.kashmiris should not be stopped from their economic and social development

 

[Tshering22]

very good demand.kashmiris should not be stopped from their economic and social development

She can move to your country and join whatever she wants.

India is not interested in joining CPEC until our concerns are taken into consideration.

Oh and as for you now going to say Kashmir is not India, keep saying it.

The land remains.