Resolve Kashmir issue to avert possibility of N-war: Shabbir Ahmed Shah

Separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah today advocated immediate resolution of the lingering Kashmir issue to avert the possibility of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan.
     
"If a solution to the Kashmir issue is not found at the earliest, it can lead to a nuclear war between India and Pakistan," he told a meeting at Pulwama, some 32 km from here.
     
The nuclear war would not only destroy the sub-continent but would also pose a danger to the world peace, said Shah, a senior Hurriyat Conference leader.
     
He said the key to the resolution of the Kashmir problem lay in a meaningful and result-oriented dialogue among India, Pakistan and Kashmiris.
     
The separatist leader, however, said "friendship between India and Pakistan, respect for human rights and acceptance of the disputed status of Kashmir can open doors for a dialogue for resolving the issue."
      
Shah, who heads the Democratic Freedom Party, asked the Centre to recognise the right to self determination of the people of Kashmir.