Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai voiced concerns over the recent escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, urging leaders of both countries to settle the long-standing Kashmir issue through dialogue. In a statement sent out to her 1.4 million followers on Twitter using the hashtag #SayNoToWar, Malala appealed to both Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “sit down, shake hands and settle the current conflict”. “As a Nobel Laureate, UN Messenger of Peace, a citizen of Pakistan and a student, I am alarmed by the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan – and concerned for people living on both sides of the border,” she said. “I ask the Prime Minister of Pakistan lmran Khan and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to show true leadership in this difficult time: to sit down, shake hands and settle the current conflict and long-standing issue of Kashmir through dialogue,” she added. “Citizens of both countries know that the true enemies are terrorism, poverty, illiteracy and health crises – not each other,” she concluded.

Source: Pakistan Today February 27, 2019 19:52 UTC