Dialogue with all stakeholders only way to ensure permanent peace in J&K: Mehbooba

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said a result-oriented dialogue with all stakeholders is the only way to make peace in Jammu and Kashmir permanent.

"The PDP has always been a staunch advocate of political process for the resolution of Kashmir (issue) and has been asking the government of India to hold meaningful dialogue with the Hurriyat, Pakistan and with other stakeholders," Mehbooba said at a party workers' convention in central Kashmir's Bandipora.

"A result-oriented dialogue with all stakeholders is the only way to make peace in Jammu and Kashmir permanent," she said.

The former chief minister said past decades showed that a muscular approach would not work in the state.

"This muscular approach and political patch work will not take us anywhere as this has been tried for many decades and hasn't yielded any positive outcome," Mehbooba said.

"It is unfortunate that some people still believe in the efficacy of these methods and are trying to repeat