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
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