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The Chief Minister said she told the Prime Minister to The Chief Minister said she told the Prime Minister tohold talks with all the stakeholders in the state and thiscould be possible through an institutionalised mechanism. "Please appoint a group of individuals on whom people ofKashmir have trust, that whatever they are saying will reachto people at the helm of affairs in Delhi," she said. She said a peaceful resolution, as discussed with thePrime Minister, will ensure that the people in the state willlive their life with dignity and peace. Mehbooba said an all-party delegation will reach Srinagarand make efforts to reach out to the people in the state. "Similarly, I will ask Pakistan if they have some concernfor the people of Kashmir they should stop supporting thepeople who are instigating the youth in the Valley," she said. She also advised Islamabad to take a leaf out if itsformer President Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir policy who hadopined that the UN resolution on Kashmir had no space in thepresent world. Asked about talks with Hurriyat, she said a dialogueshould be held with all those who want talks. But "those whoare instigating the people for carrying out attacks on campsand police stations are not interested in talks," she said. She also appealed to the separatist leaders to come andhelp her government in breaking "this cycle of violence" inthe state. So far 68 people have died in the protests that startedfrom July 8 after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani waskilled in an encounter on July 8. PTI SKLARC