Political goals can't be achieved through violence: J&K CM

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed anguish over the killing of three civilians and a cop in a militant attack in Kulgam district yesterday and said political goals cannot be achieved through violence.

The chief minister said the futility of violence to achieve political goals had been established beyond doubt.

"It is unfortunate for the state that human blood is being spilt here when elsewhere in the world, the futility of violence to achieve political goals has been established beyond doubt," she said.