“Poonch upheld the legacy of unity amongst Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs”: Omar Abdullah

Replying to a query on the indiscriminate nature of the shelling, the chief minister clarified that spiritual locations weren’t particularly focused, however areas close to madrassas, temples, dargahs and gurdwaras had been hit. “Their firing was random and reckless,” he stated.

Abdullah emphasised the necessity for preparedness to forestall future casualties. “If such a state of affairs arises once more, we should make sure that such lack of lives doesn’t occur. We now have obtained a number of constructive options from the civil society and we are going to start engaged on their implementation,” the chief minister stated.

Replying to a query on Pakistan’s motives, he stated, “I shouldn’t have a magic wand to learn their intentions. I can solely remark based mostly on floor realities. It has been 24 hours for the reason that ceasefire started and up to now, it’s holding.”

He dismissed the Pakistani army’s propaganda, saying, “They’ll proceed to push propaganda, however the actuality is understood to you, to me and to the world.”