Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the people of the state had to create an environment of “peace and tranquillity” in the region, ANI reported. The Peoples Democratic Party leader said that stopping militancy was necessary to initiate a dialogue to resolve the ongoing crisis, which began after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani on July 8.

“I want to ban pellet guns, but it is possible only if you people support [the] government,” Mufti said, adding that children were being used “as shields” during protests. “We can’t force someone to talk by throwing stones at them,” she said. Addressing the unresolved border disputes between India and Pakistan, Mufti said both countries had to “live together”. “We discuss about films, but Wagah border is still moving,” she said in an apparent reference to the ongoing row over Pakistani actors in Indian cinema.

Mufti’s remarks came even as firing by the Pakistan at Bobiyan in the Hiranagar sector of the state near Jammu city injured one Border Security Force soldier, another report by ANI said. A Pakistan Ranger was killed by the BSF when the security force retaliated to the ceasefire violation. This was the second reported ceasefire violation at Bobiyan in as many days, with the first taking place after the BSF foiled an infiltration bid by militants late on Wednesday.

More than 90 people have been killed since the unrest in the Valley following Wani’s killing. Hundreds have sustained grievous injuries during protests in the past three months. Pakistan condemned the situation, declaring the Hizbul commander a martyr and calling for plebiscites in Kashmir.

Relations between the two neighbours worsened after the Uri attack, with the Indian Army carrying out surgical strikes on terror launchpads along the Line of Control with Pakistan on September 29. India has also attempted to diplomatically isolate Islamabad at international fora.