Talk and militancy can go together; Salahuddin

Jammu, Jan 8 (UNI) Turning down any possibility of ceasefire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) supremo Syed Salahuddin has said the dialogue process between india and Pakistan can sustain side by side with the militancy.

''No ceasefire. Talks can be started without a ceasefire. The same tactics were also adopted in afghanistan and vietnam,'' a web portal reported Pakistani TV channel quoting Salahuddin as saying.

Salahuddin asserted HM is not facing any shortage of fighters and funds, as some media reports said.

''The post 9/11 scenario gave impetus to our movement of self dependence,'' he added. 'no doubt the loc is fenced now, but the Geography of Kashmir has not changed. There are still mountains and forests in Kashmir.'' The top militant commander said, ''Jammu and Kashmir is 110 per cent suitable for militant activities and we are quite capable of fighting the Indian Forces.'' After 17 years of militancy, he said, ''i can say we are fully equipped with modern weapons. After 9/11 we have successfully targeted our enemy with time bombs and remote bombs which is proof of our usage of modern technological methods.'' ''We have mobile training camps in the forests we have enough instructors and we are not short of fighters,'' he added.

UNI