Srinagar: Former Chief Minister of Occupied Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has demanded India to start talks with Pakistan.

In a message from the social networking site Twitter, he lamented the deaths on the Line of Control (LoC), saying tensions between the two countries would only lead to casualties.

Sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of LOC. If only Indian & Pakistani leadership could rise above their political compulsions & initiate dialogue. Restoring the ceasefire agreed upon & implemented by Vajpayee ji & Musharaf sahab is a good place to start
- Mehbooba Mufti (MehboobaMufti)

He demanded that India keep politics separate and hold talks with Pakistan.

He said that resumption of talks between former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a good move.