▁over ▁the ▁un rest . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁former ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁K ash mir , ▁Far oo q ▁Abd ul lah ▁stated ▁that ▁Indian ▁forces ▁were ▁" un le ash ing ▁a ▁reign ▁of ▁terror ▁in ▁K ash mir " ▁that ▁would ▁damage ▁India ' s ▁global ▁reputation . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁India ' s ▁Northern ▁Command ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁separ at ist ▁leaders , ▁stating ▁that ▁their ▁help ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁restore ▁normal cy ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁consisting ▁of ▁opposition ▁parties ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁met ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁requested ▁him ▁to ▁impress ▁upon ▁the ▁union ▁government ▁to ▁initi ate ▁a ▁political ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁all ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁issue . ▁They ▁also ▁requested ▁the ▁President ▁to ▁impress ▁upon ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁le th al ▁force ▁against ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁opposition ▁parties ▁were ▁taking ▁steps ▁to ▁restore ▁calm ▁while ▁also ▁bl aming ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁deleg ation ▁also ▁met ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August , ▁subm itting ▁a ▁memor and um ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁start ▁a ▁political ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁all ▁st ake hold ers ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁un rest ▁and ▁ban ▁the