JAMMU: Seeking sustained dialogue between India and Pakistan, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today said the State would be the biggest beneficiary of peace in the neighbourhood even as he batted for free movement across borders in the subcontinent along the lines of the European Union.
Hostility between the two countries has impacted peace and tranquility in the J-K, he said, adding that he hopes the sub- continent’s nations would eschew “myopic tendencies” and work to ensure that people led a peaceful and dignified life.
He also said a situation needs to be created like in the European Union wherein people can move around freely across the various countries.
“If EU could do it, why not India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries,” he said at a conference organised by the Bangladesh-Bharat-Pakistan Peace Forum on the importance of initiatives for fostering peace and unity among the three nations.
“How long shall the hostilities of the past cast a dark shadow on the present and future in a fast-changing global scenario,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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