SRINAGAR, June 18 -- Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday sought the support of Kashmiris to make the annual Amarnath Yatra successful, asserting that the pilgrimage should be considered an opportunity to build trust and eliminate prejudice.

Mehbooba interacted with yatra stakeholders at the Sonamarg tourist resort in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

"I came to Sonamarg today to talk to the people here about the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. I have requested them to make the yatra as successful as possible and serve the pilgrims as much as they could," she said.

Asserting that the people of Kashmir have always supported the annual yatra, the PDP chief pointed out that a lot of "hatred" was spread throughout the c...