Srinagar, July 2 -- President of the Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) and member of the People's Alliance for Change (PAC), Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, on Thursday held a meeting with party workers from Budgam district at his residence. The workers welcomed his decision to join the newly formed political alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, aimed at safeguarding the identity and rights of the people.

In a statement issued to the press, Hakeem Yaseen explained the rationale behind the formation of the new alliance and its relevance in the current political scenario. He said that for the past seven decades, numerous political experiments have been carried out on the people of Kashmir, turning the region into what he described as a "testing ground for ...