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