Srinagar, March 27 -- Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday expressed hopes for the ongoing West Asia conflict to "get over soon."

"I pray that the war gets over soon and we can continue to live in peace...," he told media.

His remarks come amid the continued conflict in West Asia following US-Israel joint military strikes on the Islamic Republic on February 28. Following this, Iran, in retaliation, targeted the US and Israeli assets in the Gulf as well as energy infrastructures in the region.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of States, via video conferencing, to review India's preparedness amid the develop...