Veteran politician and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday expressed hope that the ceasefire in the Middle East would pave the way for lasting peace, while taking a swipe at calls to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Pakistan’s leadership.
“Thank God the war has stopped. I hope it remains stopped in the future as well, peace prevails in the world, and we all benefit from it,” Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar.
When asked about demands from certain sections in Pakistan to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Shehbaz Sharif for his mediatory role between Tehran and Washington that led to a two-week ceasefire, Abdullah termed such calls “unfortunate.”
“One does not work for the Nobel Prize, one works for humanity. Those who demand a Nobel Prize—it is unfortunate. There is a better prize, which is the cause of humanity,” he said.
The former Chief Minister stressed that the larger concern should be human suffering amid conflicts. “It is humanity that is suffering, and it is humanity that must be saved,” he added.
