Lahore, 28 Feb: Salima Hashmi holds up a placard demanding that Pakistan return the captured Indian Air Force pilot – a step that Pakistan announced that day.
As tensions between India and Pakistan continue to keep the region hostage people everywhere are stepping up to urge the governments to resolve all issues through dialogue. They include:
- An upcoming Global StandOut For Peace in South Asia in over 17 cities around the world Sunday — updates on locations and times at this Facebook page (details below);
- 27 Feb demonstrations in cities around Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar included the demand for Pakistan to return the captured IAF pilot. A few of the many calls to de-escalate tensions and stop the war-mongering include:
- Women’s Statement India Pakistan – Women’s Regional Network meeting, Kuala Lumpur
- Dance and theatre activist Sheema Kermani’s Feb 22 widely-endorsed Appeal to Artists and Peace-Loving Citizens
- ‘Appeal for Reason’ from over 600 concerned citizens on Indo-Pak tensions
- Pakistani Women Say No To War, Urge Indians to Call for Peace
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