IN-FOCUS: Joint signature campaign by people of India and Pakistan

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Joint Signature Campaign by Citizens of India and Pakistan Against Terrorism, War Posturing and To Promote Cooperation and Peace

will be launched in many places including Lucknow on 9 January 2009 and shall continue till 8 February 2009 all over the region.

In Lucknow, it will be launched at:

Date: 9th January, 2009, Friday
 
Time: 3 pm
 
Venue: Gandhi Swadhyay Kaksha, Gandhi Bhawan, opposite Residency (enter from gate no, 6), Lucknow
 
For more information on Lucknow launch event, please contact:

Irfan Ahmed (9415349522), Dr Sandeep Pandey (0522-2347365), Bobby Ramakant, (9839073355)

Website: http://www.indopakcampaignagainstwarnterror.org

For online signatures Please Visits: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/indopak/petition.html

 (To be submitted to the Prime Minister of India and the President of Pakistan with Copies to important political functionaries and media houses of both countries.)

 We the Citizens of Pakistan and India demand that:

·         The Government of Pakistan and the Government of India should practice zero tolerance for religious extremism and terrorism in the interest of the very sustenance and prosperity of both the countries..

·         Recognising that the problem of terrorism in both the countries are qualitatively different,  we urge both the governments to take all appropriate initiates to contain and root out the activities of all fanatic and terrorist groups and catch and punish perpetrators of any acts of terror in their respective countries to make the subcontinent safe and secure for all.

·         Both the governments should immediately set up a Joint Action and Investigative Agency for total cooperation and mutual assistance to address and overcome the problem of terrorism effectively and without any further delay.

·         War can never be a solution but the beginning of insurmountable problems for both the countries. Hence both the governments should desist from war posturing and immediately engage in meaningful and effective dialogue and actions to address the issue of terrorism and to resolve all other outstanding problems. 

·         Both the Governments should follow in letter and spirit all the Conventions and Resolutions of UN and SAARC against terrorism and for cooperation to secure an atmosphere of mutual trust and holistic cooperation that alone could ensure security of all citizens and prosperity of the entire region.

·         We appeal to the media of both India and Pakistan to play a constructive role in this hour of crisis to propagate and strengthen positive attitudes for the resolution of all the outstanding problems and discourage escalation of conflict and adventurism that could jeopardize peace and prosperity of both the countries.

For more information please contact:

     For Pakistan:
    Indo-Pak Joint Signature Campaign Secretariat
    C/o PILER Centre, ST.001, Sector X  ,                     
    Sub-Sector V Gulshan-e-Maymar,                             
    Karachi 75340- Pakistan                                            
    Ph:. 00-92-21-6351145 – 7                                       
    Fax: 00-92-21-6350354

     For India:
    Indo-Pak Joint Signature Campaign Secretariat
    C/o COVA, 20-4-10, Charminar
    Hyderabad, A.P. India, 500002
    Ph: 0091-40-24572984
    Fax: 0091-40-24574527