World Council of Churches urges India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, prioritize peace

[World Council of Churches]  In light of the recent escalation of violence following India’s military strikes on Pakistan, World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay urged both nations to exercise restraint and to prioritize peace over further escalation.

“We express deep concern for the welfare of the people of both India and Pakistan, and of the wider region, in the intensifying confrontation between the two nuclear-armed nations,” said Pillay.

On April 22, five armed militants brutally killed 26 civilians near Pahalgam in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

“With the current retaliation by India and the response by Pakistan, many more civilians are being killed and injured,” Pillay said. “The pain of loss and the urgency of justice must not lead to further violence or suffering.”

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