Pakistan-India peace forum urges dialogue resumption

India and Pakistan have no alternative to serious dialogue to end the atmosphere of suspicion between them, said speakers at a public meet organised here by the Pakistan India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) Saturday.

'Cessation of dialogue cannot ensure that there will be no future attacks,' said human rights activist and PIPFPD general secretary Tapan K. Bose, adding that ever since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, terrorists have set the agenda for relationship between the two neighbours.

'While terror politics represents a growing trend, the peace constituency in Pakistan is also quite strong. The Mumbai attacks and other similar violence on civilians is condemned by large sections of Pakistani society. The peace constituency has also grown over the years in India,' he said.

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