145;Blasts linked, aimed at peace process146;

He said these attacks were planned as a 8220;conspiracy8221; and attacks on tourists in Kashmir was 8220;the first part of this heinous plan8221;.

According to the Mirwaiz, the conspiracy was hatched by extremist elements. 8220;Due to the success of the dialogue process, hardline elements planned these attacks so that the peace process is stalled,8221; he said.

The Hurriyat chairman said that India and Pakistan should continue with the peace process. 8220;If the process is halted, it will encourage these subversive elements. The peace process should not be a casualty of the blasts,8221; he said.

Echoing the Mirwaiz was former Chief Minister and PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. He too urged India and Pakistan to 8220;act with great caution and not allow the peace process to get derailed8221; after the Mumbai train blasts.

8220;The massacre of innocents in the Mumbai blasts calls for appropriate action against the perpetrators. At the same time any knee-jerk reaction to this reprehensible act, in the larger context of Indo-Pak relations, would offer an opportunity to negative elements, who see the peace process as a threat to their vested interests, to have the last laugh,8221; Sayeed said.