Srinagar, May 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan and urged the current state administration to expedite relief measures for affected civilians.

He said that lives could have been saved if the ceasefire had happened two to three days earlier.

"I welcome the ceasefire. If it had happened 2-3 days ago, the lives we lost would not have been lost, Pakistan's DGMO called our DGMO and the ceasefire was implemented. It is the responsibility of the current J&K government to assess wherever the damage has been done and start providing relief to the people," Abdullah said.

Calling for urgent medical attention and compensation, Abdullah said, "Wherever people are injur...