PDP welcomes steps announced by Chidambaram

"It is definitely a good beginning but more needs to be done to regain the trust of the people," PDP chief spokesperson Nayeem Akhtar told PTI.He said the the steps announced by Chidambaram should lead to more confidence building steps, which would result in the revival of the 2003 peace process.

"The people should feel the relief after these measures and their sufferings in terms of daily curfew, crackdowns, arrests and harassment should come to an end," he said.