Kashmir rebels ready for talks, truce with India
Afp, Srinagar
A Pakistan-based rebel group fighting India over Kashmir said a ceasefire is possible if New Delhi recognises groups like his as a party to the dispute, according to a report published Thursday. "Not only Hizbul Mujahedin but also the entire militant leadership would consider (a) truce only if Indian government acknowledges the disputed and tripartite nature of Kashmir issue," Hizbul's supreme commander Syed Salahudin told the Kashmir News Service in a telephone interview from Pakistan. India has engaged in a peace process with Pakistan since January 2004 that includes attempts to settle their dispute over Kashmir, which both claim in full and occupy in part. They have observed a ceasefire in the region, the scene of two of their three wars since 1947.
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