Malala Yousafzai has written letters to the prime ministers of In
dia and Pakistan urging them to “defuse the rising tensions” between the two countries.
As per a statement, a letter signed by the Nobel laureates, under the aegis of the Laureates and Leaders for Child
ren, was submitted to In
dia and Pakistan’s permanent representatives to the UN.
“In the best interest of our child
ren, we, the Laureates and Leaders for Children 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 juncture 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-boun
d actions.” “We reiterate that children never create wars but are the worst sufferers. Therefore, we
appeal to the two Prime Ministers, faith institutions, media, youth and the citizens of both In
dia and Pakistan to work towards the restoration of peace the restoration of peace in the region with utmost urgency,” the let
ter continued.
The Nobel laureates who have signed 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.
