Farooq Abdullah welcomes ceasefire between Iran and Israel, calls it ‘good step’
SRINAGAR, Jun 24 (PTI): National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, saying it was a good step, and expressed hope that it lasts so that innocent people do not get killed.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the ceasefire should come into effect at the earliest as the war had caused “large-scale destruction”.
Talking to the reporters at Dooru in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Farooq Abdullah said, “I am thankful to the Almighty if there is indeed a ceasefire. It is a good thing. Innocent people were being killed. I pray that the ceasefire lasts.”
