Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

"I am thankful to the Almighty if there is indeed a ceasefire; it is good. Innocent people were being killed... Nobody has surrendered before anyone, neither Iran nor America. But out of humanity, they said that this should be stopped," he stated, reported ANI.

Abdullah highlighted the impact of the ongoing conflict on the global economy, remarking, "This would have impacted their economy and the economy of the rest of the world... This was a global pressure on America to end this."