Petition for peace and reconciliation We the people of India and Pakistan, appeal to the leaders of both countries to bury the bitterness and mistrust of the past 50 years and open a new chapter of peace, reconciliation and friendship between the two great nations of this subcontinent. We the people of India and Pakistan wish to co-exist as friendly and peaceful neighbours. We wish to channel all our energies and resources towards the betterment of our people and towards elimination of hunger, disease and illiteracy. We urge upon our leaders to agree on seeking peaceful solutions to all outstanding issues, to refrain from further nuclear escalation and militant confrontation. It is time for reason to replace prejudice. It is time for people of the two great nations to collectively demand their right to peace, progress and prosperity.