Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti while criticising the jingoistic approach of Modi-led Indian regime and its media has asserted that war is not even a “last option” given that both Pakistan and India are nuclear powers.  In an interview with an Indian media outlet, Mehbooba Mufti said,  “War is not an option, not even a last option, when you are a nuclear power”. Mufti said that this war was not between civilians, but between two countries. She suggested that the conflict could have been resolved by political intervention and diplomacy.

“The [Modi] government must do many things, as it is not our [Kashmiris] war. It’s between two countries – the thing that could have been sorted out by political intervention and diplomacy – where a knife was needed, you put out the sword. What is there to gain from it,” she asked. She further said that both countries need to understand that war is not a solution since it only brings destruction, while the lives of people in border areas are affected. 

“I hope that both countries understand that war is not a solution. War brings destruction, and it just increases media TRPs. The lives of the people living in the border areas, especially from J&K, get destroyed,” Mufti said. “We lost 27-28 people in Pahalgam, and then we lost more people. Many of the houses were destroyed, and our city, Poonch, has been destroyed. Children and women were killed, and those involved in Pahalgam are yet to be caught. What have we achieved then?” she added. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)