Click to play videoSrinagar: Pervez Musharraf's resignation has elicited contrasting reactions in Kashmir. While the hardliners rejoice his exit, moderates believe that they have lost a visionary.
Senior Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani gave the harline reaction to Musharraf's exit from Pakistan' political sphere. He said, "The enemy of Islam is gone, Pervez Musharraf is gone."
Musharraf's resignation couldn't have come at a better time for them, especially when they are riding high on the separatist sentiment in the Valley.
However, the moderates seem disappointed as Musharraf had made Kashmir the cornerstone of the Indo-Pak peace process. They had always considered him as a visionary and his four-point-plan still holds relevance for them.
All Party Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said, "Musharraf had some very good ideas which were workable and durable. The the present Pakistan government should continue with the same approach."
However, unfortunately for the moderates, even the intelligentsia in the Valley looks at Musharraf's exit as a positive development to the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
Political commentator, Dr Gul Wani said, "Whatever the dictator would have done to take the Indo-Pak peace process forward and resolve the Kashmir dispute would have lacked a democratic stamp."
Even as hardliners rejoice openly, Musharraf's exit has put the moderates in the back seat. They still hope though that his approach to resolving the Kashmir dispute and taking the Indo-Pak peace process forward is still relevant.
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