Filing his nomination from Hazratbal for the coming Assembly elections on Monday, National Conference patron and the party’s chief ministerial candidate, Farooq Abdullah, said the Mumbai terror attacks should not be linked with any religion and “India should act cautiously”.

Warning against any move that could destabilise Pakistan, he said: “An unstable Pakistan is not in favour of either India or the world. Terrorism is a common enemy of the world and measures should be taken to curb such acts.”

Earlier, Farooq filed his nomination amid tight security from the seat, which goes to polls on December 24. The venue where he filed his papers was just few metres away from the ground where thousands had assembled in August in a ‘pro-freedom rally’.

After arriving in Srinagar this morning, Farooq drove straight to Hazratbal to pay obeisance at the shrine. Later he also offered prayers at the grave of his father, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the NC founder.

He was accompanied by party president and son Omar Abdullah, senior leader Mian Altaf, former Hazratbal MLA Mohammad Sayeed Akhoon and other leaders at the time of filing of nomination.