Mehbooba Mufti to attend Pugwash conclave

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Ms Mehbooba Mufti is leaving for Pakistani capital Islamabad tomorrow to attend the two-day Pugwash Conference on “Restarting Indo-Pak Peace Process.”

Political leaders, academicians, journalists, defence experts and civil society activists from India and Pakistan would be attending the Conference on March 5 and 6 in Islamabad. The objective of the conference is to propose measures for putting the Indo-Pak peace process back on rails that received a serious setback in the aftermath of tragic Mumbai attacks.

The proposed conclave would also discuss problems of regional stability, initiatives that should be taken to promote peace and cooperation in the region, and make possible recommendations to the respective governments in this regard.

Focus of Mehbooba’s presentation at the conference would be on ‘Prospects for Jammu & Kashmir resolution in Indo-Pak peace process”. She would give a detailed presentation of the party’s Self-Rule proposals at the conference.

During her stay in Pakistan, the PDP president would be meeting a cross section of people including political leaders and civil society activists.

Mehbooba had visited Pakistan in March 2008 also to attend the Pugwash conclave on “Regional Stability.”