Srinagar, Feb. 18 -- Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Monday issued a joint appeal for maintaining communal harmony across the country and urged the Centre to ensure safety and security Kashmiris in other states.

The appeal came in the backdrop of reports of attacks on Kashmiris in some parts of the country.

The two leaders underscored the need to maintain communal harmony across the country.

By "attacking, terrorizing, intimidating Kashmiris, the youngsters of Kashmir are implicitly being told that they have no future outside of the valley," National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said.

"Intimidating" Kashmiris was aimed at creating a wedge betwe...