Uri attack aimed at creating war-like situation in Kashmir: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, said on Sunday that the militant attack at an Army base near the border town of Uri in which 17 soldiers were killed and 19 others wounded earlier during the day was aimed at creating a war-like situation in the region. “It seemingly is also meant to trigger fresh violence within Jammu and Kashmir,” she said.

The Chief Minister while expressing anguish over the attack, paid rich tributes to the slain soldiers. She extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and also prayed for early recovery of those injured in the attack.

She said that the heightened tension in the wake of the Uri attack is set to further vitiate the atmosphere in and around Jammu and Kashmir amid increasing India-Pakistan hostility. “Unfortunately, people in Jammu and Kashmir, who are already mired in an agonizing situation shall have to bear the maximum brunt of the fresh attempts being made to step up violence and trigger fresh bloodshed in the State,” she said. She added, “J&K has always been the worst victim of India-Pakistan hostility and its people have been paying a colossal price for the same for over the past six decades”.

The Chief Minister said that the perpetrators of violence must understand that violent methods have yielded nothing in the past nor will these give off anything in future except adding to the miseries of the people.