Jammu, Nov 10: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday reiterated her call for restoration of revival of traditional trade routes “from all sides”, saying Jammu and Kashmir has been “locked in a cage” since the abrogation of Article 370.

Mehbooba, a former J-K chief minister, said the matter goes beyond the question of statehood and must be approached as a larger political issue requiring dialogue and confidence-building measures.

“I am not talking about full statehood—I am talking about finding a solution to the problem of Jammu and Kashmir,” she told reporters here.

Replying to a question about the restoration of full statehood, Mehbooba said “you have locked Jammu and Kashmir in a cage. I want it opened from all sides.”

She urged the Centre to reopen historical travel and trade corr

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