Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir belonged to Pakistan just as the portion of Kashmir in India belonged to this country, adding any number of wars between the two countries could not change this.

Farooq also ruled out the option of an "independent Kashmir", saying any talk of it was "wrong" because the state was landlocked and surrounded by three nuclear powers - China, Pakistan and India.

The remarks of the chief of the National Conference, the main Opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir, came days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi rejected the option of azadi for Kashmir and called for the right to self-determination for Kashmiris to chose between India and Pakistan.

Abbasi's comments have pitted Valley separatists from the pro-Pakistan and pro- azadi camps against each other.

"I tell them in plain terms, to not only the people of India but also to the world, that the part (of Kashmir) which is with Pakistan belongs to Pakistan and this side to India. This won't change. Let them fight as many wars as they want to. This won't change," Farooq told reporters on the sidelines of a programme at the headquarters of his party.

He referred to junior Union home minister Hansraj Ahir's remark on Friday that PoK was a part of India, saying the minister was referring to the instrument of accession with reference to PoK but had "conveniently forgotten" the three conditions under which Maharaja Hari Singh had agreed to Kashmir acceding to the Union of India.

Farooq seemed to be referring to defence, communications and foreign affairs, three subjects that went to the Indian government following the accession.

The former chief minister hit out at the government for "betraying" Kashmiris by allegedly eroding the autonomy of the state. "We showered love and joined hands with them, but they did not treat us fairly," he said. "Whatever misery we face is because they broke the trust of the people of Kashmir."

Farooq said an "independent" Kashmir was a "wrong" option. "We are landlocked. On one side we have China, Pakistan on another and India on the third side.... All three have atom bombs," he said.

The leader reiterated his demand for autonomy for both Kashmirs. "Internal autonomy is our right. They should restore it. Only then will peace return (to the Valley)," Farooq said.

He urged Delhi to shun its "rigidity" on Kashmir and start meaningful and result-oriented dialogue with all the stakeholders.