National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday stressed the need for talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue, asserting that the dialogue process could not wait till the last bullet was fired.
The clock was ticking away and unless a solution was found soon, violence would spread across the Valley, Abdullah told reporters here.
"If it continues like this, I will tell you that there will be no place here from where people will not be ready to die," he said.
The former Chief Minister stressed that unless talks were held with Pakistan, there would be no solution to the Kashmir problem.
"If we have to escape from this storm, then it is imperative to find a solution to Kashmir soon and for that it is important to talk to Pakistan," he said.
The Srinagar MP said the dialogue process couldn't wait till the last bullet was fired.
"A dialogue has to take place. How long are you going to waitIJ Till the last bullet, then you will (start) the dialogue," he asked.