Hope this leads to sustainable thaw between two neighbours: Mehbooba over Modi-Imran conversation

SRINAGAR, JUL 31 (PTK): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed the hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory message to Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on his victory in the recently held elections will lead to a sustainable thaw between the two neighbours.

Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, the president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba, who was heading a coalition government with BJP in the state until last month, said“ Hope this goes beyond optics and leads to a sustainable thaw between both India and Pakistan”.

Khan, whose party emerged as the single largest in the Pakistan’s National Assembly elections, asserted that the blame game between the two neighbours should stop.

Earlier, Mehbooba had said, “It is heartening to know that the people of Pakistan have rejected extremist forces in the elections. That is the strength of democracy. One always gets to choose”.

“Congratulations to @ImranKhanPTI on his victory. His hard work and tenacity won the day,’ she said in the tweet.  (PTK)