At the meeting of Unified Headquarters (UHQ), comprising top officials of the army, BSF, CRPF, state police and intelligence agencies besides the civil administration, the Chief Minister was briefed about wide-ranging issues including the emerging security scenario in Kashmir valley, situation along the borders and steps taken to address issues arising out of cross-border shelling.
"Ways and means shall have to be explored immediately to bring an end to the sufferings of the hapless people subjected to immense miseries over the past few months because of the continuous cross-border shelling and escalation of violence in the State and the region," she said at the meeting.
Mehbooba, who also condemned today's terror attack on police training academy in Pakistan's Quetta, said the vicious cycle of death and destruction confronting the region must end at the earliest.
"Whatever (be) the reasons for hardening of stances and attempts by the vested interests to subvert the peace process, there is, however, no substitute to the reconciliatory policy as was done in 2003," she said.
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She said the senseless violence is the common enemy of the people in both India and Pakistan as the scourge of bloodshed has devoured their lives.
Making a fervent appeal for peace on the borders, Mehbooba said the cross-border shelling has seen a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the region with people fleeing their homes and scurrying for safety of their lives.
"This disquieting scenario has to end to facilitate the people live peacefully in their homes and hearths," she said while noting that people in Jammu and Kashmir have always been the worst sufferers in such hostile situations.
"It is high time that both the countries come together without any further delay and start a final war against violence, terrorism and the social and economic deprivation plaguing the region," she said.
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