Srinagar, May 22 -- In its first working committee meeting forming government in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday demanded restoration of statehood and special status for J&K. The party welcomed the India-Pakistan ceasefire.

The meeting in Srinagar, presided over by NC chief Farooq Abdullah, comes eight months after the party formed the government. J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also attended the meeting.

At the meeting, seven resolutions were passed. The working committee meeting condemned the killing of tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam and the cross-border. The committee expressed solidarity with the bereaved families.

In another resolution, the working committee said all promises made in manifest...