Pak should respect ceasefire: Omar

The J&K chief minister said ceasefire violations can happen, but not on the scale that happened recently, especially after the talks at the recent flag meeting

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked Pakistan to respect the ceasefire, stating there is no alternative to talks.

"Our demand to Pakistan is that they should respect ceasefire and have faith in talks - the way others have kept faith in talks. There is no alternative," he told reporters on the sidelines of reopening of offices after 'Darbar move' to Jammu, the winter capital of the state government.

Omar, who was responding to a volley of questions on the issue, said ceasefire violations can happen, but not on the scale that happened recently, especially after the talks at the recent flag meeting.

"After the ceasefire violation (that took place recently) that inflicted casualties, ceasefire is now holding," he said.

Regarding cross-border infiltration, Omar said it has never stopped.

"There are more infiltrations from LoC than along IB," he said, adding that it is likely to fall as the passes will close due to snowfall.