Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the developments in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) made him realise that the leaders who took decisions 80 years ago were right.

Addressing an Independence Day event in Srinagar after hoisting the National Flag, Omar Abdullah said the situation across the Line of Control (LoC) brings "pain, regret, and deep distress".

This comes after residents of PoJK have been facing continued action by Pakistani security forces, with several people reportedly killed or injured during firing on protesters in recent months.

"...When I look across the border and across the Line of Control (LoC) today at their prevailing conditions, I realise that the decisi...