HORRIFIC KILLINGS OF HINDUS IN OCCUPIED KASHMIR IS NAKED TERRORISM, BRUTAL AND TOTALLY AGAINST THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM – ALTAF HUSSAIN

London – 2^nd May 2006

The horrific killings of Hindus in a village of District Doda in Occupied Kashmir, after dragging them out of their homes and opening heavy fire with automatic weapons upon them is naked terrorism, brutal and totally against the teachings of Islam. This was stated by MQM Founder & Leader Mr Altaf Hussain in a statement issued today.  He said both Pakistan and India are working towards resolving controversial issues, establishing peace and stability in the region including resolution to the issue of Kashmir. In this situation, the brutal slaughter of Hindus has been carried out with a view to sabotage these efforts. He asked, “Who will be responsible if God forbid, the extremist Hindus of India in retaliation carry out a similar attack on the Muslims of India.” He said that the Government must investigate who is behind this heinous attack and should not discontinue the process of dialogue and negotiations with India. Expressing his strong resentment and condemnation Mr Hussain said that all the Pakistanis including himself, who believe and respect humanity, are saddened at this tragic incident and share the grief and sorrow with the families of victims. He appealed to the Indian Government to treat this incident an act of terrorists and continue with the process of dialogue and negotiations. In the end he once again appealed to the Governments of Pakistan and India to continue with their efforts of establishing peace in the region not only to defeat but totally wipe out the menace of terrorism from the region.