Srinagar, 23 December: The chairman of the People’s Conference, Sajad Lone, said on Saturday that the tragedies that have befallen civilians in Poonch serve as a sobering reminder of the “challenges that we still face” and that horrific crimes of this kind have plagued the last thirty years.
He said that non-combatants had suffered a great deal in a statement given to KNS. “Permit the truth to be said. There was outright denial in several instances. Sometimes, censure is superficial.
He said that maybe the time had come to establish an institutional framework that would guarantee openness in these situations and punishment in accordance with the law.
“There must be zero tolerance for rogue terror in addition to zero tolerance for acts of terror.
Our condolences to the families,” he said.
