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Hizb's J&K commander offers 'fullest co-operation'

In a significant development, chief commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir Abdul Majid Dar on Friday offered 'fullest co-operation' to the Centre's peace initiatives, even as some of his lieutenants made a dramatic appearance at a mosque and declared that the outfit favoured peaceful resolution of the Kashmir tangle.

Dar said the Hizb has 'a role in resolution of the Kashmir issue, which cannot be ignored'.

In his first reaction since the current ceasefire came into effect on November 28, Dar said: "Though peace moves initiated by India and Pakistan are not enough to resolve the complicated Kashmir issue, Kashmiris will extend fullest co-operation if the issue is resolved within the framework of insaniyat."

In a statement to a local newspaper, Dar, who had announced a ceasefire in July too, said both India and Pakistan 'feel the time has come to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue'.

"The leadership of Hizb on both sides of the Line of Control is in constant touch with each other and supporting or opposing the peace moves will not be based on rigid attitude or prestige but on merit of peace moves," he said.

Dar's statement came as the outfit's self-styled district commander Abdul Basit along with his seven associates made a dramatic appearance at Srinagar's Jamia Masjid declaring that Hizb favoured peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.

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