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Press Release 25th March 2003

Condemn killings of innocent people in Kashmir

The Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy condemn the barbaric incident whereby alleged militant groups have killed 24 innocent people belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community. As per media reports, the dead include 11 women, 2 children and 9 male adults.

Triggered by religious fundamentalism, incidents like this hamper all attempts to bring peace back to the blood-ridden Kashmir Valley. Incidents like these are not only attempted at sabotaging the peace initiatives in Kashmir, but also are aimed at maligning the secular and harmonious fabric of Kashmir. We condemn all such attempts at terrorising the people or any section of it, by armed groups or individuals.

In this hour of grief, we join the families of those killed and injured in the incident at NADIMARG in South Kashmir. We request the Kashmir state government to institute a high-level enquiry into the incident bringing to book all those who committed this inhuman act.

We call upon all peace loving people of Kashmir and rest of India to refrain from any act of violence, which will further worsen the present turmoil existing in the state.

We strongly believe that such attempts at disrupting initiatives for peace will not succeed and that the people of Kashmir will not tolerate any violation of the right to life of all citizens.

On Behalf of PIPFPD,

Admiral Ramdas Sushil Khanna
Chairperson, India Chapter G. Secretary