Srinagar, Nov. 17 -- Peoples Democratic Party on Friday called for transparent, honest and fair investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast which claimed many innocent lives and left many others injured. The party also expressed profound grief over the accidental blast at the Nowgam police station that took nine lives and wounded several others. Party president Mehbooba Mufti, while speaking during the party's executive committee meeting, said that in moments of tragedy the nation must stand firm on dialogue, empathy and unity. Patience and humanity, she said, are more important today than ever before. "The resolution reminded the nation that no ideology or grievance can justify the killing of innocent people. Violence, it said, wounds the very soul of humanity," the party statement said. "The party called for a transparent, honest and fair investigation. It cautioned that no innocent person should be harassed in the name of inquiry. Justice, it emphasised, must never come at the cost of dignity. The painful lessons of the past, where force and pressure only deepened alienation, must not be repeated," the statement said. "The problem right now is the complete breakdown of conversation between Kashmir and the rest of the country. Kashmir is not being allowed, not to speak of facilitated, to come out of shock, hurt, and humiliation of decisions of August 5, 2019," it said. htc...