Violence only solution to Kashmir issue: Hizb

SRINAGAR: Declaring that it will not shun violence and enter into dialogue process, pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen has said that the gun will "hang on the shoulders" of its cadres till resolution of the Kashmir issue.

"Gun alone can lead to resolution of Kashmir issue and it cannot be given up without any solution," Hizbul's operational commander Ghazi Misbaudin said.

To the offers of talks given by the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, provided they shun violence, Misbaudin said: "We will never accept the condition to shun the gun and then join the dialogue process".

Azad had ruled out talks with militants wielding guns. Without making clear whether Hizbul supports or opposes the Indo-Pak dialogue process, Misbaudin said bilateral talks between New Delhi and Islamabad "have not been able to resolve" the Kashmir issue. "India and Pakistan have signed accords but these have failed to resolve the Kashmir issue.