Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- Terming the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan a good Confidence Building Measure, Apni Party vice president Zaffar Iqbal Manhas on Friday said the peace initiative taken at the military level should be followed up with restoration of Statehood to instil and re-build trust and confidence among the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the media at Party office in Lal Chowk Srinagar, Manhas said: "Though this agreement has provided a sigh of relief and respite to the inhabitants of frontier areas of J&K who have been the worst victims of border skirmishes; I believe the two sides can make this agreement a success by effective micromanaging its implementation."

He said in the past such agreements...