Srinagar, Dec. 7 -- Stressing that the Delhi Blast involving a doctor has "shaken" her, People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that her party will initiate a direct outreach with the youth of Jammu and Kashmir as they want to know the reason the young people are "embracing death over life".

Speaking to the media, Mufti said the PDP wants to understand the pressures pushing young people "towards death instead of life," adding that several youngsters shared their concerns and suggestions during the interaction.

She said this was only the beginning of a wider engagement as the party plans to hold similar meetings across the region to collectively search for "real solutions" to Jammu and Kashmir's persistent cha...