PoK leader thinking changed after J&K hospitality: Omar

J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would not mind extending state hospitality to visiting leaders from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he would not mind extending state hospitality to visiting leaders from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) if it helps in bringing about a change of heart in them. I will not mind extending state hospitality to him (PoK leader Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary) even if I am criticised for it, Omar said in the state Assembly. He was responding to criticism by a BJP member on extending state hospitality to Chaudhary during his recent visit to Kashmir. Omar said Chaudharys visit to Kashmir had apparently brought about a change in his thinking as was evident from his statements at a press conference in Islamabad. He spoke about development and the improving situation here. He said this in Islamabad, Omar said.

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