RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

Early day motion 1370, tabled 22 May 2002 by Barry Gardiner (Labour). Signed by 88 members.

That this House condemns all those behind the assassination of Abdul Gani Lone the leader of the Hurriyat conference in Kashmir and those who would seek to further destabilise the relationship between Pakistan and India; urges both countries to step back from military conflict and to seek to rebuild confidence and trust in the region; and resolves that whatever the situation on the sub-continent that this must not become a focus of community conflict in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 65, Labour/Co-operative 8, Liberal Democrat 7, Scottish National Party 4, Conservative 2, UUP 2.