NEW DELHI: Former occupied Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has acknowledged that Pakistan has successfully brought international attention back to the Kashmir dispute amid the current escalation.
Speaking during a televised interview, Abdullah admitted that the situation has severely impacted the region’s tourism industry and shifted global focus once again toward Kashmir.
“Pakistan has managed to internationalize the Kashmir issue,” he stated, adding that the involvement of external actors such as the United States has further contributed to the renewed spotlight.
“The US appears eager to assume the role of mediator or facilitator, and this has undoubtedly amplified global engagement,” he noted.
“We are now in a position we hadn’t anticipated,” Abdullah remarked, reflecting a sense of unease over the unexpected diplomatic fallout.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, reiterated Islamabad’s stance that peace in the region remains impossible without a just resolution of the Kashmir dispute, in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
In a press briefing, DG ISPR revealed that Pakistan’s armed forces conducted targeted missile strikes on 26 Indian military installations using the Fatah-I and Fatah-II missile systems. Strategic sites struck included bases in Suratgarh, Sirsa, Bhuj, Naliya, Adampur, Avantipura, Udhampur, Pathankot, Bathinda, Barnala, Halwara, Srinagar, Jammu, Mamun, and Ambala.
