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Yasin Malik says cease-fire
offer 'bold': PTI

"Vajpayee is old, he is honest and if he can give permanent peace to the people of Kashmir in the twilight of his life, generations of Kashmiris will remember him for centuries to come," Yasin told the symposium being organised as part of the Track II diplomacy between India and Pakistan.

He said notwithstanding temporary pitfalls, "if the prime minister succeeds, he will be doing a great favour to the people of Kashmir as also India, which is being bled to retain Kashmir."

The two-day symposium 'Next steps in J&K: Give peace another chance' is being organised by the International Centre for Peace Initiatives, Bombay and Institute of Regional Studies, Pakistan.

Malik said if the prime minister remained firm in his offer, peace could return to Kashmir.

He criticised the advocates of trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir along communal lines. "It is in the national interests of India to prevent the trifurcation of J&K... India should help preserve the social fabric of Kashmir. Otherwise, every city and street of India will get divided along communal lines," Malik added.

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