Malala Yousafzai has written letters to the prime ministers of India and Pakistan urging them to “defuse the rising tensions” between the two countries.
As per a statement, a letter s
igned by the Nobel laureates, under the aegis of the Laureates and Leaders for Ch
ildren, was submitted to India and Pakistan’s permanent representatives to the UN.
“In the best interest of our ch
ildren, we, the Laureates and Leaders for Ch
ildren call upon Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to demonstrate wise leadership and exercise immediate restraint at this critical jun
cture to avoid any escalation into a full-fledged war,” the letter read.
“There is no place for violence, extremism and terrorism in a civilised world. This epidemic has to be through concrete and time-bound actions.” “We reiterate that ch
ildren never create wars but are the worst sufferers. Therefore, we appeal to the two Prime Ministers, faith institutions, med
ia, youth and the citizens of both India and Pakistan to wo
rk towards the restoration of peace the restoration of peace in the region with utmost urgency,” the letter continued.
The Nobel laureates who have s
igned the appeal included Leyma Gbowee, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman, Malala Yousafzai, Muhammad Yunus, José Ramos-Horta, Edvard Ingjald Moser, May-Britt Mose and others.
Published in Daily Times, March 5th 2019.
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