September 14, 2010 1:58 PM

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The Centre today said that a decision on Kashmir will be taken after

tomorrow's all-party meeting. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Defence Minister A K Antony said, important decisions have to be taken after carefully assessing all aspects. He said, yesterday's Cabinet Committee on Security had a very long meeting and the government thought before taking a final call, it should take into confidence all the major parties so that everybody is involved. The Minister was responding to questions on violence in Kashmir and discussions on withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA, from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to situation in Kashmir as very serious, Mr. Antony appealed to all sides to show restraint.In a related development, the core group of the ruling National Conference is meeting in Srinagar today to discuss the law and order situation in the Kashmir Valley. It will discuss the situation in the Valley especially yesterday's incidents of violence and arson that left 17 people dead and 70 others injured. Violence erupted yesterday after a television channel aired report of alleged desecration of holy Quran in the United States. The Jammu and Kashmir government blamed the hardline Hurriyat Conference for instigating violence. Addressing a press conference last evening, the State DGP, Kuldeep Khoda said that Imtiaz Haider, a close associate of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani instigated people at Budgam to defy curfew and target the public properties. Meanwhile, Curfew was extended to all major towns of the Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure to prevent people from pouring out on roads and streets. AIR Srinagar correspondent reports that five people were injured today in fresh wave of protests in the capital town and Baramula.

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