Over 100 Indian, Pakistani citizens urge Modi, Sharif to resume dialogue on J&K, work towards peace
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More than 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan wrote to the prime ministers of both countries on Tuesday, urging them to resume dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir and to work on creating lasting peace in the region, reported The Indian Express.
They also called for restoring full diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Islamabad, reinstating high commissioners in both capital cities and resuming normal visa services for citizens of the countries.
India had revoked all visas for Pakistani citizens on April 27, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack, which had killed 26 persons on April 22, 2025. In retaliation, Pakistan suspended all visas issued to Indians under the SAARC exemption scheme.
India and Pakistan had also expelled diplomats working at the High Commissions in New Delhi and Islamabad.
Following Pakistan’s downgrade of diplomatic ties with India in August 2019 over New Delhi’s decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, both countries’ diplomatic missions have been led by chargés d’affaires instead of high commissioners.
The letter on Tuesday was signed by 61 persons from India, including National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha, Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Congress’ Mani Shankar Aiyar and ex-chief of the Research and Analysis Wing AS Dulat,...