Will the Hizbul Mujahideen announce a ceasefire if India agrees to tripartite talks?
Ceasefire is outdated now and it has been misused in the past. I still think India is neither serious nor sincere to solve this issue through talks, so a ceasefire is out of question now. The Hizbul Mujahideen once declared a ” target=”new”>ceasefire in 2000 when there were rumours that the issue was going to be resolved soon by talks, but nothing happened. We are no longer ready to announce any ceasefire keeping in mind India’s past track record. We cannot forget that India tried to use that ceasefire for creating differences among our own ranks and also between Pakistan and Kashmiris. First, India must show its sincerity by accepting Kashmir as disputed, second, by releasing our prisoners, third, by withdrawing its forces to the position of 1989, and it must stop its human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Then our response will be positive.” target=”new”>Talks, terrorism can go together: Hizb Your policy seems to be to sustain talks and militancy side by side, with apparently
