Srinagar, Nov. 3 -- Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir cannot be governed through "coercion", Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the need of the hour is the initiation of a dialogue with the people. "The Kashmir issue will not be solved through the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Public Safety Act, sacking government employees, or jailing people. It can be resolved through dialogue and by opening traditional trade routes to Kashgar, Khotan, and Yarkand, similar to the arrangements made in Lipulekh, Uttarakhand. This policy of using force will not work," she said while addressing a gathering at the PDP workers' convention in Srinagar. Mehbooba said people are targeted on suspicion of being "Pakistanis" or "militants". "Trust us as AB Vajpayee and Jawaharlal Nehru did," she stated. She also blamed the National Conference for the "mistrust" between the Centre and J&K, saying it frequently shifted its stance on Kashmir....