Islamabad, Jan 21: A Pakistani peace mission on Wednesday left for India to meet government representatives and civil society activists and push for better relations between the two countries in the wake of tensions generated by the Mumbai terror attacks.
The delegation, which includes Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan chairperson Asma Jahangir, rights activist I A Rehman
and some Senators, crossed over to India from the Wagah land
border.
During its stay in India, the peace mission will push
efforts to defuse tensions between the two countries and to
seek solutions to all issues through dialogue.
Jahangir, who is the coordinator of the peace mission,
said the delegation will meet representatives of Indian civil
society, politicians, lawyers and journalists to seek
diplomatic solutions to all issues.
"We need to condemn wholeheartedly what happened in
Mumbai. We are all against any act of violence. But at the
same time, we think it is absolutely absurd that you should
perpetuate more violence like war to get over violence," she
told reporters shortly before crossing over to India.
During a meeting with members of the peace mission
yesterday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called for
the resumption of the peace process and constructive bilateral
engagement with India to allay the concerns of both countries
and to jointly tackle terrorism.
Bureau Report
