SAN FRANCISCO, June 11: A peace rally was held on Monday in front of the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco to express concern over the military stand-off between Pakistan and India.

The rally, jointly sponsored by Pakistani, South Asian and American organizations and peace groups, called for a solution to the Kashmir problem in order to achieve durable peace in South Asia.

The speakers at the rally stressed that the governments of both India and Pakistan must abandon the path of war and settle their disputes in accordance with the international law, in particular, UN Security Council Resolutions of 1948 which give the people of Kashmir the right to decide their own destiny.

The speakers supported the moderates in Pakistan, Kashmir, and India who are open to fair and reasonable compromises.

The rally was organized by Pakistan American Democratic Forum, Pakistan Association of San Francisco, Kashmir Foundation, Friends of South Asia, California Peace Action, People’s Nonviolent Response Coalition, Coalition against Communalism and Global Exchange.